Paraeducator - Non-Mainstream Special Education - Structured Program Job Spanaway area,Washington USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Para educator - Non-Mainstream Special Education - Structured Program SUPPORT

Para educator - Non-Mainstream Special Education - Structured Program SUPPORT

Date Posted: 2/12/2026
Location:

SPANAWAY MIDDLE (High-Needs School)
Closing Date: 02/20/2026

POSITION HOURS AND PAY: This position is for 6.5 hours per day at 164 days per year and 3.5 hours a day for 14 days.
* 7 hours per day for 4 days for the first year and 2 days each year following until certification is completed. Position pay: PSE Salary Schedule Level 5 - $24.76

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

THIS IS A 1:1 SUPPORT PARA EDUCATOR POSITION. A CHANGE IN ASSIGNMENT AND/OR LOCATION MAY OCCUR BASED ON STUDENT SPECIFIC NEEDS AND VARIANCES IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.

Official Hire Date

Your hire date with the Bethel School District is based on School Board approval. This date depends on multiple factors and may change without notice. Please contact HR with any questions.

Required Training

Must complete Right Response Training and receive qualifications within 3-5 months. Renewal of Right Response certification must be completed annually prior to expiration date.

Person hired for this position must complete the online Autism Spectrum Disorder course within 3 months of hire.

Minimum Employment Requirements

Must be 18 years of age; and
Hold high school diploma or its equivalent; and one of the following
- Successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment
- AA degree or higher
- Earned seventy-two (72) quarter credits or forty-eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education
- Completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries
- Successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Para educator Online Training Program

You may provide unofficial transcripts in your application but will be required to provide official ones upon hire. Not providing required documents could significantly delay your official hire. Please contact HR with questions.

GENERAL SUMMARY

This position's responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non-instructional activities for non-mainstreamed special education students, generally in a self-contained classroom, and including instructing students individually or in small groups, assisting students with basic life skills, and supervising student behavior activities. Activities may include personal care, toilet teaching, feeding and communication development in addition to academic or pre-academic instruction.

ESSENTIAL

FUNCTIONS

Instructs moderately to severely handicapped students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities to promote student understanding of materials presented. Provides encouragement, reinforcement and achievement of educational objectives and goals defined by certificated staff. Assists in the administration of objective tests or other measurements.

Communicates with certificated staff concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of a wide variety of students; consults with certificated staff concerning remediation or enrichment activities.

Assists certificated staff in maintaining records, logs, charts, assignments and other records for assessment of student progress.

Attends to student physical and safety needs; monitors students for medical risks such as seizures and behaviors that may result in harm to themselves or others. Corrects behaviors and maintains discipline according to established policies and procedures.

Assists students with toileting, which may include catheterization and diapering; attends to the personal hygiene needs of students. Assists students in washing hands and face, brushing teeth and hair, and taking showers.

Assists students with interpersonal and personal skills mastery; helps feed students and teaches social aspects of eating with others.

Assists students with basic living skills and pre-vocational activities. Works with students to develop communication skills; facilitates integration of students with age-group peers to the extent possible.

Establishes and maintains effective communication with students, staff and parents for student progress and safety, and community relations.

Provides physical assistance to…


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