PARAPROFESSIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL
About The Position
Provides advanced assistance and support to teachers and administration, helping with instructional and behavioral management duties. Supports students with in-class work and assists with preparing assignments and grading student work. The role may also provide support in a Library Media Center or Computer Lab. The paraprofessional supervises students and helps facilitate instructional programs as directed. Responsibilities include assisting with assessments, multimedia activities, recordkeeping, computer operations, and discipline; preparing educational materials; supporting lesson-plan development; and providing teachers or supervisors with feedback on individual students. The role may present subject matter under teacher guidance, reinforce learning for individuals and small groups, and coordinate instructional efforts with teachers and educational staff. It may include curriculum-specific support or assistance with computer hardware and software instruction and computer-lab operations. The position requires maintaining confidentiality of student information, completing required training and attending meetings, complying with DPS safety and security policies, and living and working from a permanent home address in Colorado. The employee must be able to meet the position’s physical demands with or without accommodations. Applications submitted by October 26, 2026 receive full consideration; later applications may also be reviewed.
Requirements
- Meet qualifications listed in the paraprofessional qualifications guide.
- Comply with DPS security, safety, and driving policies, including use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Support racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity; believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while employed with DPS.
- Be able to meet the physical demands of the position, with or without accommodations.
Responsibilities
- Supervise assigned students and assist with facilitating instructional programs as directed.
- Assist with testing and assessment, multimedia activities, recordkeeping, computer operation, discipline, and other assigned activities.
- Prepare and set up educational materials; support lesson-plan development and provide feedback to teachers or supervisors about individual students.
- Present subject matter under the direction and guidance of teachers using lectures, computer-based instruction, discussions, or supervised role-playing.
- Assist individuals and small student groups, reinforce concepts taught by teachers, and coordinate instructional efforts with teachers and educational staff.
- Communicate and coordinate with students and parents about routine issues in their native language.
- Monitor students at assigned sites and reinforce positive behavior and student-related administrative policies and rules.
- Provide instructional support in designated curricula and, as assigned, support instruction in personal computer hardware and software skills or oversee the general function, operation, and maintenance of a computer laboratory.
- Maintain the confidentiality of student information.
- Complete required training programs and attend meetings.
- Comply with DPS security, safety, and driving policies, including use of personal protective equipment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation; new hires are paid $22.125 per hour, and the stated internal-candidate range is $22.125 to $26.528 per hour.
- Time off offerings.
- Health and wellness benefits.
- PERA retirement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
