Special Education Paraprofessional (Temporary Assignment)
About The Position
6.75 hrs./day , 10 month calendar (Temporary Assignment) 7:15 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Effective Date of Employment: Anticipated Dates: March 30 , 2026 until May 6, 2026 Application Deadline: February 25, 2026 � 4:00 p.m. Application Procedures: Internal Candidates and External Candidates: Apply on-line at www.district196.org Qualifications: High School diploma AND two years of college OR Associate's degree OR MN passing score on the ParaEducator test. Effective behavior management and health support skills, able to maintain routine in a student's day. Effective communication and teamwork skills for interactions with staff, students, and parents. Experience working in a center-based and inclusion setting. Must be able to perform the essential job functions, which may include toileting, catheters, lifting, medication administration, gastric tube feedings, health tasks to support student, pool, DAPE, ability to work outside. Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.
Requirements
- High School diploma AND two years of college OR Associate's degree OR MN passing score on the ParaEducator test.
- Effective behavior management and health support skills, able to maintain routine in a student's day.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills for interactions with staff, students, and parents.
- Experience working in a center-based and inclusion setting.
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions, which may include toileting, catheters, lifting, medication administration, gastric tube feedings, health tasks to support student, pool, DAPE, ability to work outside.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist in communication with staff, parents, and students.
- Assist teacher/nurse in collection and maintaining data.
- Ability to implement intervention strategies developed by licensed staff.
- Implement behavior intervention plans.
- Implement health plans.
- Assist with crisis interventions and discipline.
- Have knowledge of effective sensory activities.
- Instruct individual students following programs designed by lead teacher.
- Assist with independent study.
- Reinforce lessons with small groups of students.
- Ability to work outdoors with students and staff in a variety of weather conditions.
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- life insurance
- long term disability insurance
- sick-leave
- state pension plan
- tax-deferred retirement savings account
- flexible spending account
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Education Level
Associate degree
