CLASSIFIED POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Employment to begin as of: January 6, 2026 

Position Title:  Special Education Paraprofessional- Essential Skills

Education Required:  Associates Degree or Equivalent Preferred 

Previous Experience Required: Experience working with students with additional learning needs preferred. 

General Description of Position Duties:  

• Assist classroom teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives.  
• Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as assigned by teacher.  
• Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher.  
• Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment.  
• Assist students with personal care tasks, including but not limited to, lavatory, clothing, hygiene, diapering, toileting, and wash-up routines.  
• Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.  
• Assist students with mobility needs such as, lifting and positioning students, lifting in and out of wheelchairs; loading and unloading on the bus; transporting students in and around the school and on field trips.  
• Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.  
• Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher, therapist or pathologist. 
• Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student resolution.  

Physical and Mental Efforts: 

• This position requires a high level of physical and mental endurance. 
• Sitting in an office/classroom environment, performing tasks on a computer or other technical devices. 
• Frequent standing, particularly for sustained periods of time. 
• Frequent walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one part of the building to another. 
• Constantly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas to colleagues and/or students accurately, loudly, or quickly. 
• Ability to hear and listen to detailed information through oral communication. 
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision. 
• Ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time. 
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.