Paraeducator - Building Itinerant @ Holmes Elementary School, 7 Hrs, Cont.

Spokane Public Schools • Holmes Elementary School - Spokane, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Spokane Public Schools staff member, the Paraeducator helps create a loving, collaborative learning community where all students belong and thrive. This is a flexible, building-based role providing support across multiple students, classrooms, and settings. The Paraeducator helps implement academic, behavioral, social-emotional, executive functioning, and independence supports identified through IEPs, 504 plans, MTSS interventions, and other student support systems. Support is adjusted to changing student, classroom, and building needs as directed by administrators and case managers.

The role assists students with instruction, classroom routines, transitions, inclusion, and participation in general education and specialized settings. Duties may include intermittent personal care, mobility assistance, delegated health tasks, adaptive support, medication administration, and physical assistance, as trained and assigned. The Paraeducator monitors and documents student data, uses assistive technology and adaptive supports, collaborates with school staff and service providers, and completes required CPI, de-escalation, and safety training. The position is a continuing role scheduled for 7 hours per day, normally 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM; the schedule may change based on program and district needs. Anticipated start date is ASAP.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits from an accredited college, an associate or bachelor's degree, or passage of an academically rigorous assessment.
• Demonstrated ability and aptitude to perform the responsibilities listed.
• Complete Core Competencies within one year if hired into a Paraeducator position, as referenced in the ESS Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Demonstrated interest in working with students with a broad range of disabilities.
• Ability to respond appropriately to aggressive and physical behaviors.
• Successfully completed, or willingness to complete, district de-escalation and soft-restraint training; must demonstrate initial competency as measured by instructor observation.
• Willingness and physical ability to kneel, bend, work or sit on the floor with students, and run after students based on student needs.
• Ability to provide personal care to students, including feeding, tube feeding after training, toileting, and diapering, based on student needs.
• Pass the district strength and agility screening test when necessary and based on student needs.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds; heavier lifting requires a two-person lift or assistive devices.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse students, teachers, parents, and administrators in a positive, professional, and confidential manner.
• Ability to relate positively to youth and adults from varying socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to follow directions, carry out routines, and implement interventions as directed by certificated staff or supervisors.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic communication skills and ability to see, hear, and listen to teachers and students throughout classroom or school settings to supervise and maintain a safe environment.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Fingerprint background check required for prospective employees.

Nice To Haves

• One year of successful work experience, training, or school district experience working with students or adults with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in core academic areas designed by teachers or specialists.
• Assist general and special education teachers with implementing student IEPs, including accommodations and modifications.
• Prepare materials and collect and record student data as directed.
• Participate as a contributing member of a collaborative team.
• Implement behavioral and social skills programs designed and supervised by certificated staff.
• Under certificated staff supervision, use district de-escalation and soft-restraint techniques as needed.
• Assist students with physical and mobility needs and personal care, including feeding, toileting, and diapering as needed and tube feeding after training.
• Assist secondary students with pre-vocational and transition activities.
• Manage student equipment and assistive technology as needed.
• Supervise students and promote their safety across multiple settings.
• Administer, monitor, and document medication in accordance with district procedures and student health care plans, as needed.
• Provide flexible support across assigned students and educational settings as student, classroom, and building needs change.
• Support academic, behavioral, executive functioning, social-emotional, and independence strategies identified in IEPs, 504 plans, BIPs, Tier II interventions, and other support plans.
• Help students access instruction, routines, transitions, inclusion opportunities, and participation in general education and specialized settings.
• Support student independence, self-regulation, engagement, and skill generalization across settings and staff.
• Use assistive technology, adaptive supports, and behavior support strategies as trained.
• Collaborate with administrators, case managers, counselors, teachers, and related service providers to adjust support.
• Complete required CPI, de-escalation, and assigned safety training.
• Move between settings and provide physical assistance, lifting, or toileting support as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage through the School Employees Benefits Board for eligible employees.
• Standard life and AD&D insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Additional employee-paid benefits may include Dependent Care Assistance Program, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability insurance, and a medical flexible spending arrangement.
• Free, confidential counseling, consultation, and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program for eligible employees and dependent family members.
• Participation in the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems public pension plan, with pension or hybrid pension and investment plan options.
• Voluntary retirement savings options, including the DRS Deferred Compensation Program or a district 403(b) plan.
• Vacation, sick leave, personal days, and paid holidays may be available in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Stipends and additional pay provisions may apply in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED