Special Education Paraprofessional (5 hours/day)
About The Position
Description: 5 hrs./day , 10 month calendar 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Effective Date of Employment: ASAP Application Deadline: January 9, 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
