2025-26 Special Services, Parapro III
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Job Location:
Ellensburg, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
POSITION: Parapro III Special Services
LOCATION:Morgan Middle School / 6.5 hrs per day
REPORTS TO: Special Programs Director
JOB SUMMARY: *Works with students with significant social/emotional/developmental needs. The paraprofessional will reinforce lessons guide enrichment work follow behavior plans collect data and supervise as directed by the teacher. This specifically includes paraprofessionals working within the classroom of Structured Teaching Life Skills Program (K-12) and 1:1 paraprofessionals with intensive medical needs and/or behaviors as determined by Special Services/Program Directors.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Assist teachers with preparation of class materials.
- Maintain records and data on a daily basis.
- Work with students with significant social/emotional/developmental needs to carry out instructional and behavior intervention plans.
- Must be able to understand and implement a very structured behavioral support plan.
- Monitor student activities on the playground and lunchroom.
- Assist with: lifting transferring feeding toileting and personal care based on student needs
- Manage significant student behaviors and non-instructional needs as directed by the teacher.
- Ride the bus (as needed) with students to and from school.
- Other duties as assigned by the teacher or Special Services Director.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- New applicants and current employees out of classification:
- AA (or higher) degree or completion of 2 years of secondary education
(72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits).
ETS Test with a score of at least 461
- Good health be able to pass a physical.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on an occasional basis.
- Knowledge of correct lifting and transferring of physically fragile students.
- Must qualify to work in the proximity of children under the conditions of a WSP/FBI background check.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Right Response Trained or willingness to be trained.
- Positive team player.
- Demonstrated success in an educational setting.
- Willingness to be trained.
- Demonstrated understanding of disabilities (special education coursework education degree previous work experience).
- Successful work with students who have significant disabilities.
- Follow explicit behavioral directions for individual students.
- Bilingual skills preferred.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Representation: Public School Employees Ellensburg Chapter
- Salary: PSE Salary Schedule
- Benefits: SEBB
- Applicant must attendSafety Care De-Escalation Training
BENEFITS: Health insurance benefits for employees working 630 hours or more per year include medical dental vision life and long-term disability plans through the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). School employees Washington State Health Care Authority
Retirement benefits provided through the WA State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). State of Washington: Department of Retirement Systems
190 Day Employees - Paid leave benefits to include 12 days of sick leave three personal leave days
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
This Job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such it is not necessarily all-inclusive and the job may require other essential and/or nonessential functions tasks duties or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the right to add modify or exclude any essential or nonessential requirement at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee is intended to create a contract of employment of any type.
Applicants of diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply
Ellensburg School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex race ethnicity color religion creed national origin sexual orientation gender identity gender expression homelessness immigration or citizenship status disability neurodivergence the use of a trained dog guide or service animal age and honorably discharged veteran or military status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Rhonda Schmidt ; Section 504/ADA Coordinator Lori Gylling . Address for both coordinators: 1300 East Third Avenue Ellensburg WA 98926.
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