Special Education Paraprofessional

JobID: 587

Position Type:

NL-S Classified Special Education Staff/Paraprofessional- Special Education

Date Posted:

12/5/2025

Location:

Pre-K through 12th Grade, Various Locations

Date Available:

ASAP

Closing Date:

Until Filled

Special Education Paraprofessional - Full Time

• Currently hiring for Prairie Woods Elementary School, this list may be used for other buildings as positions are available.
• Hours are typically 7:45 am to 3:15 pm, may be slight variations dependent on building.
• Work schedule includes student contact days/beginning conference days plus 5 staff development days (171 days total) per year.

General Definition of Work

Performs intermediate human support work monitoring students' academic and behavior Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Principal.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Follows student Individualized Education Plan (IEP); monitors student behaviors and redirects when required;
  
  uses CPI with student when necessary; communicates with classroom teacher and case manager; attends IEP meetings as requested.
• Supervises morning, lunchroom, recess, after school and bathroom breaks.
• Assists students with clothing (shoes, zippers, gloves etc.); assists students walking to classrooms and lunchroom etc.
• Assists students with classwork throughout the day (math, spelling, reading etc.); ensures students attend Special Education
  
  sessions and sensory breaks; monitors student schedules throughout the day; charts sensory breaks; monitors students with medical conditions.
• Completes time study and student chart for third party billing.
• Monitors students with medical conditions; provides medication in the absence of the School Nurse; administers minor First Aid when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• General knowledge of IEP and third party billing
• Thorough knowledge of behavior plans
• Thorough knowledge of standard office equipment and software
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, students, parents and elected officials

Physical Requirements

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing,

frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and using hands to move, handle or feel and occasionally requires

stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision and distance

vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and

conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive

information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to

make fine distinctions in sound; work requires observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally

requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear

specialized personal protective equipment and exposure to bodily fluids; work is generally in a moderately noisy

location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

High School Diploma/GED or higher.

Paraprofessional Test within 6 months of employment if no Associate's Degree or higher is possessed.

Preferred:

CPI Training and/or Refresher Training

Rate of Pay:

$17.59/hour Per Union Contract (pre-settlement)

Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Leave Time
• 403(b)
• PERA
• Free School Fitness Center Membership
• and more

See ESP Master Agreement for more details on the NLS Employment page

Salary : $18