PARAPROFESSIONAL, 1:1 SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

8d•$23 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical, and daily living needs of secondary students with disabilities in integrated, resource, self-contained, and community settings. Provides individualized support according to students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs), under the direction of supervising special education teachers. This includes academic and nonacademic accommodations, behavior and health plans, classroom objectives, and students’ IEP goals. The position may involve personal care and medically invasive procedures after appropriate training, as well as lifting and transporting students using District-approved equipment and techniques. Paraprofessionals communicate and coordinate with students and parents about routine educational issues at the direction of the supervising special education teacher.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Provide services to one or more students as outlined in their IEPs, supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs.
Monitor classroom activities, assignments, and materials under the supervising teacher’s direction to support classroom objectives and learning goals.
Provide trained daily living assistance, including toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene.
Perform 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 IEP accommodations and modifications 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 supervising special education teacher’s direction.