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Vocational Education Paraprofessional/Job Coach

@ Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:training students, monitoring progress, maintaining schedules
Requirements Summary:License/permit required; meets state/federal criteria; basic computer skills; behavioral management; physical assistance; drug-free; dependable; ethical; critical thinking; no criminal violations; health screening; 2 years college OR Associate degree OR high school diploma with ParaPro; experience with special needs/high school students.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Basic computer skills
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Job Description
    Vocational Education Paraprofessional/Job Coach JobID: 3055
  • Position Type:
      Support Staff/Paraprofessional / Educational Aide

  • Date Posted:
      3/10/2026

  • Location:
      Cleveland Heights High School

  • Date Available:
      April 2026

  • Closing Date:
      Until Filled

  •   Additional Information:  Show/Hide

    Internal applicants have until Monday, March 16, 2026, to apply.


    Description: Responsible for the direct training of students on job duties and requirements.  In addition, the Vocational Education Paraprofessional/Job Coach will maintain student job duties and activity plan schedules, and will monitor student performance and communication with student monitors and job site personnel on a daily basis.

    Job Summary: 7 hours/day (8:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.), 5 days/week, 195 days/year

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Valid state department of education license/permit as determined at the time of appointment.
    • Meets all mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
    • Basic computer skills deemed appropriate at the time of appointment.
    • Behavioral management skills substantiated by training work/experience.  Duties may require agility, physical strength and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or require physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, weighing at least 40 pounds, etc.).
    • Complies with drug-free workplace rules, board policies and administrative guidelines/procedures.
    • Demonstrates dependability/flexibility.  Reacts to interruptions/emerging priorities effectively.
    • Embodies high ethical standards/integrity.  Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct.
    • Exhibits consistent, impartial and resourceful critical-thinking skills.
    • Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
    • Meets all mandated health screening requirements.
    • 2 years of college coursework
    • OR an Associate's Degree or higher
    • OR a high school diploma with passage of the ParaPro Assessment prior to employment.


    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with working with special needs and high school students.

    Application Procedure: Apply online

    Salary: Step 1, $16.92/hour (non-degreed), $19.12/hour (2-year degree);  $20.82/hour (teaching certificate)

    Standard Employee Benefits

    Hiring Manager: Brandon Towns Ed. D., Principal and Lindsay Baar, Coordinator of Student Services

    HR Staff: Sean P. Patton, Chief of Human Resources and Operations
                    Charlene Lightfoot, Confidential Administrative Assistant, Human Resources
     

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