Para Educator - ECEAP

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Openings as of 7/25/2026

Para Educator - ECEAP

• Date Posted: 7/22/2026
• Location:
  
  BETHEL EARLY LEARNING CENTER (BELC) (High-Needs School)
• Closing Date: 08/02/2026

This position is for 6.75 hours per day at 166 days per year.

This position is for 3.5hours per day at 8 days per year.

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 - $ 25.40

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 - Person hired for this position must complete Right Response Training within 3-5 months of hire.

Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Para educator Certificate of the state mandated Para educator Certificate Program per State requirements. Para educator Certificate Program is dependent upon State funding.

IMPORTANT:
In order to be considered for an interview for this instructional para educator position you must meet the following federal 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 ofThe 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.

TB (Tuberculosis) Testing - Must Provide Proof of passing TB (tuberculosis) test PRIOR to official hire.

MMR Vaccine Required.

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This position's responsibilities are to assist the instructor with a variety of activities for students, including meal preparation and cleanup, instructing students individually or in small groups, monitoring and correcting student behavior, and supervising student activities on the playground, gym and at off-site activities.

Depending upon the individual assignment, the Para educator - ECEAP may perform all or a combination of several of the following:

1. Instructs students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities, including family style meals to promote understanding of materials presented. Provides encouragement, reinforcement and achievement of educational objectives and goals as established by instructor. Assists with the administration of objective screening or other measurements.

2. Communicates with instructor concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to manage the needs of a wide variety of students; consults with instructor concerning remediation or enrichment activities. Assists professional staff in implementing a targeted program.

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

4. Supervises student behavior in classrooms, playground, at lunch and snack, at bus boarding areas, on field trips, in the washroom and at other sites as assigned to promote safe and appropriate student behavior. Corrects behaviors and maintains discipline according to established policies and procedures. Instruct students in behavioral rules and codes…