Special Ed Para-Professional (Plato Campus)

Liberty Common School • Fort Collins, CO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Liberty Common School is seeking a special-education paraprofessional for its Elementary School Plato campus in Fort Collins, Colorado, beginning November 2026. The paraprofessional is part of the special education and academic support collaborative team and reports to the Academic Support Team (AST) Coordinator. The role supports students with special education plans and other students at risk, including students receiving Read Act, ELD, and 504 services. Applicants should be dedicated to mastery of an academic discipline and a knowledge-based curriculum, and support the school’s mission and values. The position is regular, full-time, non-exempt, with a 35–40-hour workweek and a pay range of $27,000–$35,000.

Liberty Common School is a public, tuition-free charter school in Fort Collins, Colorado, serving grades K–8 and using the Core Knowledge curriculum. Its educational approach emphasizes content-rich instruction, cumulative knowledge, content-specific lessons, and coherent sequencing. The school’s mission is to provide excellence and fairness in education through organized knowledge, learning skills, and the values of a democratic society, in partnership with parents and teachers and with students accepting responsibility for their academic effort.

Requirements

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty Common School’s history and philosophy and to uphold and promote its mission and values.
• Demonstrated competence in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to support effective instructional delivery.
• Ability and willingness to work effectively with peers and other staff as a team to improve students’ education.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, and internet utilization, and general aptitude for learning new software applications.
• Ability to maneuver uneven surfaces.
• Ability to carry or transfer up to 20 pounds of supplies frequently.
• Ability to work in occasionally loud environments.
• Ability to frequently use office technology including computers, copiers, and printers.
• Ability to use commercial office tools including paper cutters and staplers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in behavior intervention.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with behavioral challenges while maintaining high classroom expectations.
• Provide tutoring and organizational help to students with special education plans and other students at risk, under the direct supervision of the coordinator and interventionist.
• Help implement individualized educational plans as specified by IEP documents.
• Assist small groups and individuals with lessons and practice exercises, and monitor seat-work for understanding.
• Support students who are at risk, have grades below a C, or are on Read Act, ELD, 504, and IEP plans.
• Assist in implementing behavioral management systems specified by the special education team.
• Construct and acquire instructional materials designed by supervising teachers.
• Share ideas and concerns clearly and professionally with the team.
• Maintain confidentiality as required by school policy.
• Assist students with specialized reading or math techniques under supervision of the special-education coordinator.
• Help communicate with teachers about progress and interventions for students receiving AST services.
• Provide paraprofessional support to other professionals on the special education team when needed.
• Perform other responsibilities as directed by the Academic Support Coordinator.

Benefits

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to the PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed