Special Education Para Educator

Special Education Para Educator 7.0 hrs/day

• Date Posted: 1/29/2026
• Location:
  
  Jackson Elementary
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP
• Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
• District:
  Davenport Community Schools

Current paras use the internal application process to apply.

All other current district employees (not paras), or external applicants apply online by completing the external application.

• INTERNAL APPLICANTS: OPEN 1/29/2026 thru 2/4/2026 @ 4pm

WAGES: Total Wage with Base and Special Ed Differential: $18.53/hr.

WAGES: New Hires:
Entry level rate $14.53/hr current employees in the bargaining unit:
Please refer to the salary schedule established by the applicable bargaining group. This special education position meets the $4.00 Special Education Differential pay that is outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between DCSD and the Davenport Association of Para Educators.

• Provide research based social skills instruction and intervention under supervision of certified teacher.
• Must be willing to attend any additional required evening trainings or meetings during the school year or during the summer.
• Must be willing to accept feedback from specialists and special education facilitator regarding implementation and use feedback to implement changes in instruction.
• Must be willing to follow directives of classroom teacher, building administration, and district administration.
• Must be willing and able to work with students who are explosive in nature and engage in physical and verbal aggression towards others.
• Work with students with learning, behavior, physical, and/or cognitive disabilities, mild, moderate and/or severe; including students diagnosed with Autism and Spectrum Disorder.
• Provide services for special education students as needed in the special or general education setting.
• Under direction of special education teacher, provide academic assistance, behavior interventions, and instruction of social skills and daily living skills.
• Attend field trips with student as necessary.
• Regular attendance at work is required in order to meet the services in the IEP and in order to ensure the provision of FAPE.
• Analyze given situation and respond appropriately.
• Interact appropriately with all students.
• Be a team player to assist in all aspects needed within the classroom, cafeteria, hallway, as examples.
• Have good people skills to work with students, others in the classroom and the building.
• Accompany students to and from the bus.
• Supervise students in classroom, at lunch/breakfast, in the building, on field trips and at work sites.
• Work individually with one student or a small group of students as assigned by special education teacher or principal.
• Accompany students to the restroom and assist in the restroom.
• Assist students with changing clothes and other hygiene needs.
• Accompany one or more students to and assist them in physical education.
• Accompany one or more students to and from the bus.
• Work with one or more students on classroom assignments.
• Accompany one or more students to general education classes and assist the student(s) as needed and as directed by special education teacher or principal based upon IEP.
• Manage the environment and protect student(s) during the school day.
• Follow multiple behavior plans for students at the same time, and implement changes to those plans when directed and follow through for each student.
• Recognize the need for and initiate activities with student(s).
• Be flexible with assignment, changing duties when needed and directed by the building principal, teacher and/or facilitator.
• Personal qualities include ability to nurture, patience, dependability and the ability to accept responsibility with the students.
• Ability to climb stairs.
• Ability to walk long distances in the building and out in the community.
• Ability to navigate (with training) the City Bus System.
• Follow specific procedures in teaching new skills as directed by the teacher.
• Accompany one or more students to community and building work sites and provide instruction, supervision and behavior modification while on the site independently.
• Do accurate data collection and graphing as guided by the teacher.
• Complete necessary paperwork accurately and timely, as guided by the teacher.
• Be flexible in the day-to-day schedule.
• Build rapport with culturally diverse students to ensure each child reaches his/her full potential.
• Support Davenport's MTSS for both behavior and academics.
• Sign the vacancy notice for the position, acknowledging willingness to perform duties, responsibilities, and expectations listed.
• Pass the Medicaid Fraud background check prior to hire and successfully bidding or transferring to a special education position.
• Physically restrain students if trained to do so and as needed based upon the building principals directives.
• Assignments will be changed on a daily basis to meet the needs of individual and/or groups of special education students.
• Remain calm and respectful when students are in crisis.
• Engage in collaborative work and contribute to team…