Special Education Paraprofessional - PK-12 needed

- Position Type:
Support Staff/Special Education Assistant - Date Posted:
10/21/2026 - Location:
Hayden School District - High School diploma or equivalency
- Certified as a substitute preferred
- Will operate under direct supervision of teacher and/or administrator
- Experience is a school setting and/or educational training preferred but not required
- CPR, First Aid, and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training preferred; may be required to obtain during employment for some positions
- Support instructional programs and provide instructional assistance for students in individual, small, and large group settings; reinforce lessons initiated by classroom teacher – follow up on teacher's lesson plans
- Assist in facilitating the execution of the Individualized Educational Plans for students
- Administering, scoring, and/or recording assessment information
- Progress monitoring students
- Implement approved modifications and/or accommodations of the curriculum
- Assist special needs students in performing daily routines, including getting to and from class and bus stops, using toilets, diapering, feeding, medical needs, and personal hygiene
- Sanitize, disinfect and clean learning environment and general work area of all bodily fluids
- Facilitate and encourage speech and language development through the use of alternative communication systems
- Implement specialized therapy programs; work directly with therapists on physical progress and Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
- Assist in monitoring student health
- Collaborate and communicate with other special and regular educators and administrators with regard to academic and behavioral issues and observations
- Provide suggestions, feedback and support to building staff, administrators, parents and outside agencies regarding effective strategies for facilitating learning
- Assist licensed staff by helping with data collection, updating records, and documentation while helping maintain student files and class records
- Maintain compliance with confidentiality laws including Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); maintain confidentiality
- Bus and classroom duty – assist drivers, teachers, students with adaptive equipment, monitoring physical welfare of student(s) as assigned
- Escorting students to library, computer room, resource room, lunchroom, etc.
- May supervise student behavior during daily activities - playground, lunchroom, study hall, field trips, etc
- Attend appropriate building meetings, in-services, school functions, and/or trainings
- Maintain a good work record/punctuality
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Length of Contract Based on student contact days (no additional days)
- Length of Day 7.5 hours with 30 minute lunch
- Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills
- Ability to use proper English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure
- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a team setting
- Ability to assist in supporting classroom management systems and reinforcing systems
- Sitting, standing, lifting up to 50 lbs.
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