2025-2026: Special Education Paraprofessional: HZ

Mustang Public Schools; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Mustang Public Schools seeks a dedicated paraprofessional for the 2025-2026 school year. You will support instructional teachers, assist students in various settings, and handle clerical duties to help facilitate classroom activities.

The role emphasizes collaboration with teachers, maintaining confidentiality, and helping students develop positive attitudes toward school. Successful candidates align with SDE requirements for special education paraprofessionals.

Qualifications

• Requirements aligned with Oklahoma SDE for special education paraprofessionals.
• Ability to work under supervision of a certified teacher.

Responsibilities

• Prepares for classroom activities under supervision of certified teacher.
• Performs clerical duties for assigned teacher.
• Assists teacher with instructional classroom duties.
• Assists the students in physical/academic environments outside the classroom when applicable.
• Grades papers and helps with records as needed.
• Assists with individual children's needs when called upon.
• Maintains confidentiality for students.
• Works with special and general education teachers to implement instruction.
• Supports children to develop positive feelings about themselves and school.
• Models language and behavior for children.
• Assists in collecting and arranging resources and teaching aids.
• Maintains records, scoring, and distribution of books and supplies.
• Assists substitute teachers similarly.
• Pursues in-service and professional growth activities.
• Follows district, state, and federal laws and procedures.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Classroom support

Clerical tasks

Student assistance

Team collaboration

Job description

2025-2026 School Year

QUALIFICATIONS:

For Requirements, see https://sde.ok.gov/special-education-paraprofessionals at 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.