Instructional Paraeducator - Early Elementary 2026-2027
About The Position
Aspen Academy is seeking enthusiastic paraeducators to join their team for the 2026-2027 school year. This position is primarily academic and instructional, not behavioral, and requires candidates with an instructional background. The role involves cultivating students’ curiosity, engagement, growth, and performance in academic, intellectual, social, and emotional domains. Paraeducators will set empathetic limits, encourage natural consequences, and foster responsible decision-making in a supportive environment. They are expected to be competent, compassionate, creative, dedicated, and enthusiastic professionals committed to their own growth and improvement. Strong instructional pedagogy, curiosity, and expertise in the content to be taught are essential, along with excellent written and verbal communication skills, time management, organization, social and emotional intelligence, and cultural competency.
Requirements
- Reading instruction experience
- Building a Strong Foundation for Lifelong Literacy Success program completion through CDE
- A passion for Next Generation learning
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- A commitment to igniting curiosity, and making learning fun and challenging
- Agility, adaptability and a high degree of change-readiness
- Proficient use of computer software, Google Suite and learning management systems (Blackbaud preferred)
- Grant permission for a criminal background check upon hire
- Meet physical demands to perform essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Ability to work full-time, including occasional evenings and weekends; work in person/in the school building; speak for long periods of time. Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; occasionally life up to 50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Associate Degree or equivalent
- 2+ years of teaching experience or more
- Amplify ELA
- Orton Gillingham experience
Responsibilities
- Communicate learning goals and feedback, establish rules and procedures; help students interact, practice and deepen new knowledge, and generate and test hypotheses; engage students; recognize adherence to norms and procedures; establish and maintain effective relationships with students; support and communicate high expectations for all students. Support and maintain a classroom environment aligned with “Love and Logic” Principles.
- Serve as Leadership, Finance, Entrepreneurship (LiFE) Coach: Support engaging lessons daily, support development of strong Leadership, Finance, and Entrepreneurship (LiFE) skills in students. Support effective scaffolding of learning, practice, and mastery of these skills in yourself and your students.
- Support the preparation of lessons and units, resources and technology, needs of neurodiverse learners and differentiated learning styles, implementation of culturally responsive classrooms.
- Communicate proactively, positively and consistently with students, teammates, and our community, fostering a collaborative and supportive community.
- Evaluate personal performance as well as develop and implement a professional growth plan.
- Champion a positive environment; promote an exchange of ideas and strategies; promote our school and its community’s development.
Benefits
- 403(b) plan with employer matching
- Medical, dental and vision plans with various options to support your unique needs
- Free telehealth
- Holistic employee assistance program (EAP) including mental health support
- Fitness challenges, gym & yoga discounts, health education, and fun team activities
- Group life insurance and option to enroll in additional voluntary life insurance and other supplemental coverages
- Flexible PTO policy
- Professional development reimbursement program
- Monthly onsite professional development
- Tuition assistance and potential financial aid
- A sense of belonging
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
