Paraprofessional - Middle School (2025-2026)

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college career and beyond. The Special Education Paraprofessional will help support the physical and instructional needs of individual students inside and outside the general education classroom.

As a KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools Paraprofessional your core responsibilities include:

• Work with students in instructional and classroom activities at the direction of the special education and/or general education teacher

• Assist with direct academic functional and/or specifically designed instructional or physical activities

• Tutor individual students and help them prepare assignments or explain material they do not understand

• Supervise and accompany special education students to the office bus classroom cafeteria etc.

• Communicate regularly with classroom teacher and parents regarding students needs and progress

• Some positions may require the employee to be able to stay with excessively disruptive or aggressive students during which time the employee may need to restrain hold lift apply physical management techniques and crisis intervention techniques for the student

• Provide clerical support to teachers which may include but is not limited to creating photocopies preparing materials etc.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that LEAs continue to ensure that paraprofessionals performing instructional duties on a Title I Part A Schoolwide served campus or those that have at least part of their salary paid for by Title I Part A on a Targeted Assistance campus meet the Paraprofessional Highly Qualified requirements.

Highly Qualified paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and meet one of the following requirements:

1. Complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (defined as completion of 48 semester hours or equivalent trimester hours) of college coursework or an applicable number of semester hours as defined by the institution of higher education attended whichever is less;

2. Possess an associates (or higher) degree; or

3. Meet a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate through a formal state or local academic assessment:

• Knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading writing and mathematics; or

• Knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading readiness writing readiness and mathematics readiness as appropriate. 

The paraprofessional must also meet the states paraprofessional certification exam and requirements.  Paraprofessionals whose duties consist solely of parent and family engagement activities or translation services are exempt from the qualification requirement.

Additional Qualifications:

• Prior experience working in inclusion life skills and/or behavioral support setting (preferred)

• Experience working with students or parents as approved by the employing superintendent

• Physical and emotional endurance to deal with challenging students; maintain emotional control under stress

• Ability to work with students with physical emotional and/or intellectual disabilities

• Ability to engage in restraints such as hug containment elbow to hip containment and two-person containment with middle school students on a regular basis

• Ability to lift and position students with physical disabilities or assist students with personal hygiene routines such as toileting hand washing feeding etc.

• Knowledge of classroom management and child development techniques and principles

• Knowledge of all applicable federal state and local laws guidelines and procedures

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Competencies:

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Tulsa mission students families and community

• Strong record of helping students achieve academic success primarily with students living in educationally underserved communities

• Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day week and year

• Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback

• Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Tulsa students

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a Full-Time position.

Employees are eligible to participate in employer benefits including health dental life accidental death and dismemberment short-term and long-term disability and participation in Oklahoma Teacher Retirement plans.

As an equal opportunity employer KIPP Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation military status or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal state or local laws or regulations.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time