PARAPROFESSIONAL, 1:1 SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

8h•$23 - $28

About The Position

The Paraprofessional, 1:1 Secondary Special Education supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical, and daily living needs of secondary 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), supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs under the direction and supervision of special education teachers. The position may include providing personal care and trained medical procedures, assisting with student mobility, implementing IEP accommodations and behavior, crisis, and health care plans, monitoring classroom activities, and collecting data on IEP goals. Paraprofessionals also communicate and coordinate with students and parents about routine educational matters as directed by the supervising teacher.

Requirements

Meet the qualifications listed 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 duties, have or obtain a Colorado driver’s license within the state-required timeframe for new residents and meet District insurability requirements.
Lead for racial and educational excellence, work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity, and support 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.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

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 reinforce classroom objectives and support learning goals.
Provide daily living care, including 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 in accordance with District training.
Support implementation of students’ individual behavior intervention plans, crisis plans, and health care plans.
Implement student accommodations and modifications outlined in IEPs 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.