PARAPROFESSIONAL, SPED SATURDAY SCHOOL - 3RD GRADE

Job Description

** Applications will be received until December 16, 2025. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org . **

About This Job

Special Education Paraprofessional supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical and daily living needs of students with disabilities

What DPS Offers You

• A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary Range: Employees Current Rate
  
  

What You'll Do

• Communicate and coordinate with students and parents (oral and written) about routine educational/non-educational needs.
• May perform a range of educational/non-educational needs of one student or a group of students.
• Provide support to classroom teachers as appropriate for needs of an individual student or group of students
• Assist and escort student or students in bus transference and in other situations throughout the building
• Provide supervision for individual student based on needs
• Assists student, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments for accomplishing daily tasks (listening to students read, providing writing assistance, help with computer learning programs) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts while assisting student in reaching academic goals, grade level standards, appropriate social skills.
• May assist with lifting and transporting of students, as well as daily living activities such as toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene as trained and directed.
• May provide medically invasive (e.g., tube feeding, catheterization, suctioning); and daily living (e.g., toileting, diapering, feeding, personal hygiene), following universal precautions and as trained and directed.
• Lift and transport students using appropriate equipment and technique, according to District training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Must have a High School diploma/GED plus one of the following: Proof of passing the TABE D Adult Education Test for Reading and Math; minimum SAT scores (within the last 5 years) of 500 in Math and 470 in Reading; or transcript(s) verifying at least 48 semester hours of undergraduate coursework from an accredited college or university
• Two (2 ) plus years SPED Paraprofessional
• To see what qualifications are acceptable for this role, please refer to this paraprofessional qualifications guide .
• Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
  
  

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.