Substitute Special Education Paraeducator

Substitute Special Education Para educator

Vancouver Public Schools District Wide - Vancouver, Washington. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5798623

Final date to receive applications: Jun 11, 2027 5:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Jul 15, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Serve students who have significant behavior needs in a self-contained classroom and as they are included in General Education environment. Students may have limited interpersonal skills or other emotional difficulties.

Serve students who have high functioning autism/Asperger’s syndrome or related disabilities with significant social communication, organizational, sensory needs and a variety of learning opportunities as they are included in the General Education environment.

Serving a continuum of students with intellectual disabilities to students with multiple disabilities in a self-contained environment. Students receive physical and/or occupational therapy for their gross and/or fine motor deficits. Students require support as they access General Education opportunities. Students have adaptive needs. The Transition Skills program prepares students for adulthood by teaching skills such as cooking, budgeting, bus riding, and providing work experience.

Serving a continuum of students with intellectual disabilities to students with multiple disabilities in a self-contained environment. Students receive physical and/or occupational therapy for their gross and/or fine motor deficits. Students require support as they access General Education opportunities. Students have adaptive needs. The Transition Skills program prepares students for adulthood by teaching skills such as cooking, budgeting, bus riding, and providing work experience.

Serving kindergarten aged students who need more help than they would receive in a general education classroom.

Children ages three to five may be served in a variety of program models. Children receive individualized educational programs in small class settings for communication, motor skills, cognition, self-help and/or social skills.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status:
Non-Exempt

• Documentation verifying a high school diploma or GED and be at least 18 years of age
• One year of related experience working with children in an educational setting preferred
• Successful experience as part of an educational team preferred
• Experience which demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and skill in working effectively in a team environment, providing support to achieve the desired goal(s) for the classroom and/or program area
• Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly
• Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred

• Ability to effectively communicate with and appreciate individuals from diverse, socio-economic backgrounds
• Ability to act upon evasive and aggressive behavior of students
• Ability to attend mandatory training on the weekends and successfully pass the district CPI, de-escalation/physical restraint training
• Ability to learn and use a computer monitor, keyboard, and appropriate adaptive technologies
• Ability to successfully implement educational programs and manage student behavior with direction from the teacher
• Ability to be flexible with assigned tasks and schedules
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to develop relationships and supportive roles with children who possess mental or physical disabilities

• Ability to lift, move, physically restrain a child of the size required by the job
• Ability to independently and safely escort students around the school building, grounds, and in the community
• Ability to observe the behavior of students, both visually and by listening and to communicate those observations with other appropriate…