Paraprofessional, 1:1 Elementary Special Education

DPS•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paraprofessional supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical, and daily living needs of elementary students with disabilities in integrated, resource, self-contained, and community settings. The role provides services to one or more students as outlined in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs), under the direction and supervision of a special education teacher. The paraprofessional reinforces classroom objectives and learning goals, implements IEP accommodations and modifications, supports individual behavior, crisis, and health care plans, and collects data on students’ IEP goals. Duties may include personal care and medically invasive procedures after appropriate training, as well as lifting and transporting students using appropriate equipment and techniques. The role also involves routine communication and coordination with students and parents at the supervising teacher’s direction. This position is represented by an employee association bargaining unit. Applicants 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 on an annual basis.
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 in the community.
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.
Have the ability, 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 IEPs, 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 meet learning goals.
Provide daily living support, including toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene, as trained.
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 student accommodations and modifications in academic and nonacademic settings throughout the school day, as outlined in individual IEPs.
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.