Special Education Paraprofessional

Join to apply for the Special Education Paraprofessional role at Independent School District 196

Application Procedures

Internal Candidates and External Candidates:
Apply online trict
196.org

Description

3 hrs./day, 10 month calendar.

Hours:

TBD. Effective Date Of Employment: ASAP. Final date to receive applications:
January 9, 2026 – 4:00 p.m.

Qualifications

• High School diploma AND two years of college OR Associate's degree OR MN passing score on the Para Educator test.
• Effective behavior management and health support skills, able to maintain routine in a student's day.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills for interactions with staff, students, and parents.
• Experience working in a center-based and inclusion setting.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions, which may include toileting, catheters, lifting, medication administration, gastric tube feedings, health tasks to support student, pool, DAPE, ability to work outside.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in communication with staff, parents, and students.
• Assist teacher/nurse in collection and maintaining data.
• Ability to implement intervention strategies developed by licensed staff.
• Implement behavior intervention plans.
• Implement health plans.
• Assist with crisis interventions and discipline.
• Have knowledge of effective sensory activities.
• Instruct individual students following programs designed by lead teacher.
• Assist with independent study.
• Reinforce lessons with small groups of students.
• Ability to work outdoors with students and staff in a variety of weather conditions.

Responsible To

Building Principal

Compensation / Benefits

• RAVE Clerical Association, Wage Group V - According to contractual agreement. (based on 2025-26 contract)
• Step 1 - $21.32/hour
• Step 2 - $22.62/hour
• Step 3 - $23.91/hour
• Employees in the paraprofessional classification, according to contractual agreement, shall receive a $1.00 per hour differential in addition to their hourly base rate.
• If benefit eligible, benefits are available to new employees effective the first day of active employment. Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability insurance, sick‑leave, state pension plan, tax‑deferred retirement savings account, and flexible spending account. Some employee groups also receive vacation, holidays or personal leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As required by Title IX and other state and federal nondiscrimination laws, District 196 does not discriminate in employment or in any of its education programs and activities, including vocational opportunities, on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, familial status,
* disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, membership or activity in a local human rights commission,
* age or genetic information.
* District 196 provides equal access to designated youth groups.

Title IX inquiries may be referred to the Assistant Secretary of the US Office for Civil Rights (OCR).