What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-26 Paraprofessional I Special Education-Eyestone Elementary School position at Poudre School District?
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**Special Education/Integrated Services**
**Hours/day: 6.5**
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**Work calendar days: 186**
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**Duration of position: Remainder of School Year**
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**Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long term disability, as well as other optional benefit elections. **
**SUMMARY: **
Responsible for assisting the General Classroom or Special Education Teacher by providing instructional and physical support for students with mild to moderate physical disabilities, emotional disabilities and/or special needs so that they may fully participate in class activities. Assist students with personal care, social skills and/or self-awareness. Assist teacher with classroom materials and clerical skills and monitor students.
**JOB TASKS: **
**Special Education/Integrated Services**
- Pay Range: $19.03-$21.31 (min -- 12% above min)/hr based on qualifications and experience***
**Hours/day: 6.5**
** **
**Work calendar days: 186**
** **
**Duration of position: Remainder of School Year**
** **
**Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long term disability, as well as other optional benefit elections. **
**SUMMARY: **
Responsible for assisting the General Classroom or Special Education Teacher by providing instructional and physical support for students with mild to moderate physical disabilities, emotional disabilities and/or special needs so that they may fully participate in class activities. Assist students with personal care, social skills and/or self-awareness. Assist teacher with classroom materials and clerical skills and monitor students.
**JOB TASKS: **
- Assist the General Classroom or Special Education Teacher with implementing instruction and reinforcing learning skills in individual or small groups, adapting curriculum to individual student needs and monitoring and enforcing acceptable social and physical behavior for students with learning disabilities, mild or moderate physical disabilities, emotional disabilities and/or special needs.
- Assist students with personal care, social skills, and/or self-awareness and in getting to and from bus stops, restrooms, lunchrooms, etc. May be required assist students with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catherization, diapering, lifting or pushing students in wheelchairs. May use alternative language such as sign language or voice activated computer systems. May adapt classroom materials for use by a student with a hearing or vision disability.
- Assist teacher in preparing materials, administering tests, grading, taking attendance, completing paperwork, maintaining files, evaluating and recording student achievement and maintaining student records.
- Monitor students in classroom and during breaks, lunch, recess, time outs, on field trips, getting on and off the bus, etc. Reinforce school-wide discipline procedures.
- Assist Teacher and/or administration with special projects.
- Attend work and arrive in a timely manner.
- Attend appropriate in-services, building meetings, training, IEP meetings, parent conferences and/or school functions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- One year of related experience
- Experience working with special needs students preferred
- Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable
- Criminal background check required for hire
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) required within 3 months of hire
- Special Education Paraprofessional Academy classes (5 in first 2 years of hire)
- Questions regarding this posting can be directed to **[**talent@psdschools.org**](mailto:talent@psdschools.org){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}
Salary : $19 - $21
