PARAPROFESSIONAL, 1:1 ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

12h•$23 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical, and daily living needs of elementary students with disabilities in integrated, resource, self-contained, and community settings. Provides services to individual students as outlined in their IEP, supports classroom objectives under the supervising teacher’s direction, implements accommodations and behavior, crisis, and health care plans, collects data on IEP goals, and communicates with students and parents about routine educational issues as directed by the supervising special education teacher. The role may include daily living care, medically invasive procedures after training, and lifting or transporting students using appropriate equipment and techniques. Applications must be submitted by October 28, 2026, for full consideration. The position is represented by an employee association. Employees must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado.

Requirements

Meet qualifications described in the district’s paraprofessional qualifications guide.
Pass District-approved written and physical exams covering de-escalation and physical restraint training annually.
Complete required training within 75 days of initial hire.
If transporting students or using a personal or company vehicle for work, have a valid Colorado driver’s license or be able to obtain one within the state’s required timeframe for new residents, and meet District insurability requirements.
Lead for 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.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

Provide services to one or more individual students as outlined in their IEP, supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs.
Monitor classroom activities, assignments, and materials under the supervising teacher’s direction to reinforce classroom objectives and support learning goals.
Provide daily living procedures such as toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene as trained.
Provide medically invasive procedures, such as tube feeding, catheterization, and suctioning, following universal precautions and as trained and directed.
Lift and transport students using appropriate equipment and techniques according to District training.
Support implementation of students’ individual behavior intervention plans, crisis plans, and health care plans.
Implement student accommodations and modifications specified in their IEP in academic and nonacademic settings throughout the school day.
Collect data on students’ individual IEP goals under the supervision of a special education teacher.
Communicate and coordinate with students and parents about routine educational issues at the direction of the supervising special education teacher.