2025-2026: Special Education Paraprofessional: CRI

Mustang Public Schools; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mustang Public Schools seeks a 5th/6th Grade Special Ed Paraprofessional for the 2025-2026 school year to assist certified teachers and support students with special needs. The role involves preparing instructional materials, assisting in classroom activities, and helping with a range of instructional tasks on-site.

The paraprofessional will maintain confidentiality of student records and collaborate with educators to implement the instructional program while helping students develop positive

Qualifications

• Assist with instructional classroom duties.
• Maintain all confidentiality requirements for students.
• Work cooperatively with teachers in the instructional program.
• Assist with preparing instructional materials and activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for classroom activities under supervision of certified teacher.
• Performs clerical duties for the assigned teacher.
• Assists teacher with instructional classroom duties.
• Assists students in physical/academic environments outside the classroom when applicable.
• Grades papers and helps with records when called upon to do so.
• Maintains professional confidentiality.
• Works with teachers to implement the instructional program.
• Helps students develop positive feelings about themselves and school.

Skills

Classroom support

Record-keeping

Team collaboration

Job description

5th/6th Grade Special Ed Paraprofessional

2025-2026 School Year

QUALIFICATIONS:

For Requirements, see https://sde.ok.gov/special-education-paraprofessionalsat Oklahoma State Departement of Education's website.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Prepares for classroom activities under supervision of certified teacher.
2. Performs clerical duties for assigned teacher.
3. Assists teacher with instructional classroom duties.
4. Assists the students in physical/academic environments outside the classroom when applicable.
5. Grades papers, helps with records when called upon to do so.
6. Assists with an individual child's particular needs when called upon to do so.
7. Maintains all confidentially requirements for students.
8. Works cooperatively with the special education teacher/general education teacher in the implementation of the instructional program.
9. Works to help children develop positive feelings about themselves and school.
10. Serves as model in developing children's language and behavior.
11. Assists in preparing for instruction by collecting and arranging resource materials, preparing visual and other teaching aids, arranging field trips, etc.
12. Provides instructional support by maintaining records, scoring, processing and distributing books and supplies, collecting money and/or cleaning and storing materials.
13. Assists a substitute teacher in the same manner that the regular teacher would be assisted.
14. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
15. Abides by all district, state and federal laws, policies and procedures.
16. Performs such other tasks as may be assigned by supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to routinely and continually bend, squat, stand, walk, or climb stairs.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to do outside duties in inclement weather.
• Ability to support and stabilize students with physical disabilities.