Long-term Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional

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Long-term Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional

• Date Posted: 9/8/2026

Job Description

Location: Freedom Elementary School

Department: Special Education

Reports To: Building Principal

Schedule: Mon-Fri Full-time

Salary: Salary is a set $18.20/hr.

Date of last review: September 2026

SUMMARY: The Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional assists educators at the elementary, middle or high school level to support the district's special education learners in either the general education classroom or special education classroom settings. The Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional assists learners with disabilities in their daily instructional and non-instructional activities under the supervision of the classroom and special education educators.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)

Collaboration:

• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.

Communication:

• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.

Compassion:

• Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
• Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
• Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.

Creativity:

• Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.

Critical Thinking:

• Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.

Reflection:

• Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.

Resilience:

• Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
• Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.

Responsibility:

• Provides skills instruction and behavior management strategies outlined in learner behavior plans or formal training to learners with disabilities, individually or in small groups, under the supervision of the classroom educator and special educator.
• Accurately collects observable behavior data including Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval-based recording.
• Constructs, copies and distributes and uses educational materials as instructed by special educator.
• Implements learners' positive behavior support plans with fidelity as specified by educators and support staff.
• Provides structure by consistently conducting daily lesson plans set up by educator.
• Provides supervision (examples: playground, cafeteria, recess, drop off/ pick up, study hall, bus duty) as directed by the building principal and supervisor.
• Accompanies learners on field trips to support safety, supervision, and to carry out plans and accommodations to enrich their experience.
• Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules and district policies and procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
• The employee may frequently lift up to ~25…