What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Paraprofessional position at West Fargo Public Schools?
Job Description
Position Title: Instructional Paraprofessional
Location: Willow Park Elementary School
Department: Paraprofessionals
Reports To: Building Principal
Term: Ongoing 182-day position following school calendar
Schedule: Mon-Fri Approx. 6.5 hrs./day
Salary: Position follows the Classified Salary Schedule 2025-2026 at A125. Starting salary begins at $17.25-$18.90/hour, based on experience.
Date of last review: October 2025
SUMMARY: Instructional paraprofessionals work under the supervision of an Educator to provide small group instruction/support to learners.
To Apply: Please complete the application and include three references.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration
Position Title: Instructional Paraprofessional
Location: Willow Park Elementary School
Department: Paraprofessionals
Reports To: Building Principal
Term: Ongoing 182-day position following school calendar
Schedule: Mon-Fri Approx. 6.5 hrs./day
Salary: Position follows the Classified Salary Schedule 2025-2026 at A125. Starting salary begins at $17.25-$18.90/hour, based on experience.
Date of last review: October 2025
SUMMARY: Instructional paraprofessionals work under the supervision of an Educator to provide small group instruction/support to learners.
To Apply: Please complete the application and include three references.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration
- Supports the Educator in order to provide additional interventions for learners.
- Provides information to learners, staff, and administration by answering questions and requests.
- Develops effective working relationships with learners and staff.
- Reinforces lessons presented by the educator by reviewing material(s) with learners one-on-one or in small groups.
- Enforces school and classroom rules to help instill appropriate behaviors for learners (CHAMPS).
- Ability to utilize technological tools to communicate and to record and report data.
- Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
- Maintains a courteous, respectful, and fair manner.
- Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
- Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
- Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
- Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
- Identifies, integrates, and utilizes appropriate technological tools into work production.
- Assists learners and staff with technological tools.
- Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
- Accepts and responds constructive coaching feedback.
- Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
- Works independently and showcases flexibility by adapting to shifting work priorities.
- Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
- Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
- Enforces school and classroom rules to teach learners appropriate behaviors.
- Supervises learners in class, between classes, during lunch and recess on occasion.
- Performs duties in an organized, punctual manner.
- Keeps appropriate confidentiality regulations in place along with an awareness of district requirements and school board policies.
- While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
- While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
- The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
- The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
- While performing the essential responsibilities of this role, the employee may regularly be required to climb a stepladder and push/pull a heavy cart.
- The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
- The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- Prior experience working in a library is preferred.
- Prior experience working with elementary school-aged learners is preferred.
- General computer skills.
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.
- Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
- Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.
- Ability to organize/sort material alphabetically and/or numerically.
- Ability to understand and implement basic school sponsored technical resources.
- Ability to provide instruction to learners and staff for operating and troubleshooting school sponsored technical resources.
- None.
Salary : $17 - $19