Paraeducator

Position:
Significant Needs Para educator (Job )

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/Para educator-SPED Significant Needs
• Date Posted: 2/12/2026
• Location:
  
  Sterling Middle School
• Date Available:
  
  Immediately

Full‑time, 165 scheduled working days during the school year, 8 hours/day, 4‑day school week (Tuesday‑Friday)

Salary range: minimum $17.30/hour; salary dependent on experience.

Benefits: Medical/Vision/Dental/Life/A&D/FSA/PTO/Voluntary Supplemental Plans.

Benefits & Eligibility: RE‑1 Valley School District offers eligible employees health insurance, dental and vision insurance (optional), supplemental life insurance, flexible spending plans, and retirement savings plans. For more insurance information, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Assisting assigned teachers with instructional and physical student support is a primary responsibility.
• Delivering instructional activities according to the individual student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and as assigned and developed by certified/licensed staff, including design and implementation of an appropriate learning environment with assistive technologies and multi‑sensory materials.
• Providing instructional support to help students integrate into general‑education classrooms and communicating with general‑education teachers regarding student needs; imparting life skills such as self‑hygiene and social/emotional skills.
• Supervising and facilitating sensory and movement rest periods between academic activities to increase student engagement.
• Assisting the teacher in implementing positive behavior plans and systems appropriate to the individual student.
• Providing student oversight and supervision during out‑of‑classroom activities, including arrivals and departures, outside breaks, passing periods, and other assigned activities.
• Communicating with other paraprofessionals and staff to track student movements, schedules, and locations; traveling with a student during transportation if needed.
• Serving students to provide personal hygienic needs with an expectation of maintaining HIPAA confidentiality and personal dignity. Responsibilities include dispensing medications, meal preparation, feeding, or toileting/diapering.
• Collecting and reviewing progress on students' work toward IEP goals/objectives with SPED teachers, adjusting as needed to ensure IEP compliance and meet student needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed.
• Alternative qualifications as deemed appropriate by the Board.

• Hold an Associate's or higher degree, or
• Have a minimum of 48.00 college‑credit hours, or successfully pass the Workforce Center Work Keys test for Reading Information, Mathematics and Business Writing.

• Assisting assigned teachers with instructional and physical student support.
• Delivering instructional activities per IEP.
• Supporting student integration into general‑education classrooms.
• Supervising sensory and movement rest periods.
• Assisting in implementing positive behavior plans.
• Overseeing students during out‑of‑classroom activities.
• Communicating with paraprofessionals and staff regarding student schedules.
• Providing personal hygienic needs while upholding confidentiality and dignity.
• Tracking progress toward IEP objectives with SPED teachers.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Additional duties may be assigned. This job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change with or without notice.

All staff are to be cognizant of policies regarding confidentiality. All District Board of Education policies may be viewed on the District's website.

RE‑1 Valley School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

RE‑1 Valley School District makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.