Middle School ILS Paraeducator - One Year Position
About The Position
The Paraprofessional supports special education teachers and related service staff in maintaining effective instructional programs for students with disabilities, guided by each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). The position is for the remainder of the 2026–2027 school year at North Haven Middle School and reports to the Building Principal and Director of Student Services. The role includes providing individual and small-group support across general education, self-contained, resource, community, and non-instructional settings. The paraeducator assists students with communication, sensory, learning, and behavioral challenges; supports self-care activities such as toileting and hygiene; collects student data; and implements instructional, social-emotional, and proactive behavioral strategies under certified staff direction. The employee must be flexible when assignments change in response to student needs and collaborate effectively with teachers and other service providers. The work environment may range from quiet to loud depending on the activity and time of day. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear, and occasionally to reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift or move up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- High school diploma and passing the ParaPro Test by July 1, 2026, or an associate degree.
- Ability to read and understand the basic elements of an IEP, schedules, and other support plans.
- Ability to assist students with communication, sensory, learning, and behavioral challenges under certified staff direction.
- Ability to collect behavioral, academic, social, and communication data.
- Willingness to be trained in and use appropriate de-escalation and physical restraint techniques.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with children with disabilities.
- Experience using technology, such as Google.
Responsibilities
- Assist special education teachers and related service staff in maintaining instructional programs for students with disabilities under the guidance of their IEPs.
- Assist students with communication, sensory, learning, and behavioral challenges as directed by certified staff.
- Use instructional and social-emotional strategies across general education, self-contained, resource, community, and non-instructional settings.
- Collect behavioral, academic, social, and communication data using charts, graphs, or tables.
- Implement proactive behavior strategies.
- Support learner independence and use prompting and fading techniques appropriately.
- Initiate and reinforce individual learning strategies across a variety of settings.
- Communicate effectively and work as a team member with teachers and other service providers.
- Provide one-to-one and small-group support.
- Assist with self-care activities, including toileting and hygiene.
- Be willing to receive training in and use appropriate de-escalation and physical restraint techniques.
- Adapt to reasonable assignment changes based on student needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
