AnticipatedSpecial Education Elementary Paraeducator (2385)

Anticipated 2025-2026 positions

SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY PARAEDUCATOR VACANCIES

Location: District Wide

Multiple positions available

7 hours/day ;Monday - Friday

Follows 2025-2026 School Calendar

$16.75/hourper currect RPEA Master Agreement

$250 signing bonus after completion of 90 calendar day probationary period for new employees

Full seniority employee after completion of 140 calendarday probationary period

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience supporting special education programs that service students with severe and/or multiple impairments including cognitive impairments as well as physical and/or health impairments preferred.

2. Ability to effectively interact and maintain a professional rapport with others including students teachers parents and other staff members in the district.

3. Ability to demonstrate compassion patience and flexibility.

4. Ability to work independently to demonstrate use of good judgment and to reinforce positive behavioral support directives.

5. Must be able to assist in the lifting and personal care of post-high students.

6. Experience providing curriculum and resource support for post-high students.

7. Regular reliable and punctual attendance required.

SALARY: $16.75/hour. The hourly wage will be paid from the Instructional Classification Schedule per the Rochester Paraeducator Association Master Agreement.

SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS: This position will be filled based on all of the following criteria: qualifications skills experience education training performance references attendance and if applicable seniority.

Contact for staffing consideration will be made directly by Building or Program Administrator where the specific vacancy is located.

JOB DESCRIPTION

CLASSIFICATION:INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION

TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION SEVERLY MULTIPLE IMPAIRMENTS (SXI) PARAEDUCATOR

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience with handicapped students and/or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with special needs students preferred.

2. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and to interact appropriately and effectively with students parents and staff.

3. Excellent attendance record flexibility and competence for assigned responsibilities including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.

4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Building or Program Administrator

Receives day-to-day direction from classroom teacher basic or resource teacher or Teacher Consultant.

CALENDAR: Follows adjusted school calendar

JOB GOAL: To provide support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals for the individual student(s).

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

* 1. Takes direction for timely program delivery from building staff members responsible for student learning plans including the resource teacher the teacher consultant ancillary staff and/or the general education classroom teacher.

* 2. In accordance with the students prescribed learning program assists students with orientation reading music art physical education and other curriculum tasks.

* 3. Follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.

* 4. Assists with the development of instructional materials; demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementation when appropriate.

* 5. Assists with physical mobility including assisting students getting off the bus to the building from the building and on the bus.

* 6. Assists with physical mobility self-care and personal hygiene and daily living activities such as toileting feeding catheterization tube feeding monitoring life support apparatus etc.

* 7. Participates in physical activities which may be part of the basic program and/or activities which may be unique to the students educational program.

* 8. Reports successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the appropriate special educator in an informative timely and professional manner.

9. Assists the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing and putting away materials preparing bulletin boards writing lessons on the board preparing materials for classroom use correcting student work; maintains and procures instructional materials supplies and resource materials.

10. Supervises and assists students while they are involved in activities other than in the classroom.

11. Performs other duties as assigned by special educators Student Services Director or building principal as requested.

* Essential Job Functions

Notice of Nondiscrimination - Rochester Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin creed or ancestry age sex marital status height weight familial status arrest record or physical and mental disabilities in accordance with the Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) MCL 37.2206 Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PWCRA) MCL 37.1206 Title II Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Educational Amendment Act of 1972 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8U.S.C. Section 1324A Et. Seq.) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition individuals will not be excluded from or be denied the benefits of participation in any program or activity for which the Board of Education of the Rochester Community School District is responsible on the basis of such characteristics.

Rochester Community Schools has designated the following individuals as Compliance Coordinators at 52585 Dequindre Rd. Rochester MI 48307. Title II and Section 504 Students: Pasquale Cusumano Assistant Superintendent of Secondary and Adult Education ; Equal Employment Opportunity/Section 504 for non-students: David Murphy Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources ; Title IX Coordinator: David Murphy Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources .