Paraprofessional Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Meet the qualifications for the role described in the District’s paraprofessional qualifications guide.
• Pass District-approved written and physical exams covering de-escalation and physical restraint training on an annual basis.
• Complete required training within 75 days of initial hire.
• If transporting students or using a personal or company vehicle for work, have or obtain a Colorado driver’s license within the state’s required time frame for new residents and meet District insurability requirements.
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community; believe in and support all 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 individual students as outlined in their IEP, supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs.
• Monitor classroom activities, assignments, and materials under the supervising teacher’s direction to support classroom objectives and learning goals.
• Provide daily living assistance, such as toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene, as trained.
• Perform 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 according to District training.
• Support implementation of students’ behavior intervention plans, crisis plans, and health care plans.
• Implement student accommodations and modifications specified in their IEP 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 supervising special education teacher’s direction.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Time off
• Health and wellness benefits
• PERA retirement