Para Educator Clerical​/Supervision

Starting Date: Aug 18, 2026

CLERICAL/SUPERVISION PARA EDUCATOR

Mead High School

Monday – Friday / Continuing

5 hours per day / 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

This position provides clerical assistance in the school building while supervising students and maintaining safety, behavior, decorum, and order in all common areas of the school.

• Provide routine clerical support in the school office or library, including accessing, inputting, and retrieving information from the computer.
• Provide courteous, effective, and timely customer service.
• Answer basic informational and directional questions; refer questions and requests to appropriate staff for other services.
• Place and receive phone calls and record messages efficiently with high concern for positive customer service.
• Follow building and department operating procedures.
• Attend to detail, organize, and perform tasks with a high degree of accuracy while meeting deadlines.
• Keep documentation and maintain organized records on a daily basis.
• Operate standard office/school equipment (e.g., printer, laminator, copy machine, binder) and perform tasks using the computer, such as word processing and email.
• Assist in maintaining safety, behavior, decorum, and order in common areas such as cafeteria, playground, corridors, study halls, gymnasium, auditorium, locker rooms, parking lots, crosswalks, detention rooms, and school buses.
• Support and reinforce positive student behavior.
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with all members of the school community.
• Demonstrate sensitivity and respect for diversity among all members of the school/department or district community.
• Participate in training courses to enhance skills.
• Report to assigned duty areas promptly and reliably.
• Remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Provide first aid in case of illness or injury and report accidents to the building office.
• Encourage and model expected behavior.
• Build and maintain a positive, caring relationship with all students.
• Complete the fundamental course of study and other mandatory training annually or as required.
• Perform other duties as directed by the building principal or other supervising administrator.

• High school diploma or equivalent. Transcripts required, or a copy of your diploma or GED uploaded to your application.
• Current first aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain promptly.

Para educators shall be required to be highly qualified upon hire into a continuing, full‑time position as defined by state law.

• Completed at least 2 years of study totaling 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at the 100 level or higher at an accredited college or university; or
• Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or
• Completed and passed the ETS Para Pro Praxis Assessment (qualifying score of at least 455); or
• Completed and passed the Master Teacher Assessments (2 assessments, qualifying score of at least 65%); or
• Completed and passed the Pearson Paraprofessional assessment (qualifying score of at least ...); or
• Completed an apprenticeship as a para educator in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.

• Knowledge and ability to use PCs, Chromebooks, MS Office, and Google Suite.
• Demonstrated skill in communicating effectively with all staff, students, and as a team member, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with students in a warm and confident manner.
• Knowledge of student safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

A person in this position will exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally while carrying, pushing, and/or pulling to move objects. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unaided and may lift over 50 pounds with assistance. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit; stoop, kneel, or crouch some;

and possess significant fine finger dexterity. Conditions may involve risk of injury and ordinary infectious diseases carried by students.

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