26/27 Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional

Kansas City Public Schools; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 23,419 - 39,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental Insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Kansas City Public Schools is seeking a 2026-2027 Paraprofessional for Special Education to support instructional staff and students. The role emphasizes collaboration with teachers to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth, following IEP directives and school routines.

Responsibilities include group instruction, materials preparation, parent involvement, and occasional personal care for students. A strong preference is shown for ASL skills and prior paraeducator experience.

Qualifications

• Must meet one of the listed minimum qualifications to work as a paraprofessional.
• Alternate credentials may satisfy the requirement, per district policy.
• Experience in supporting instruction with students with special needs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and carrying out instructional activities with classroom teachers.
• Provide group instruction to assigned children and support curriculum implementation.
• Assist in preparing daily materials and setting up activities.
• Collaborate with parents, volunteers and staff to support student growth.
• Participate in program planning and parent involvement activities.
• Attend orientation and professional development sessions; assist as group leader when needed.
• Implement individual and group activities to support growth outlined in IEPs.
• Instruct children in daily living skills and provide supervision outside the classroom as assigned.
• Provide short-term classroom coverage when the teacher is away from the room.
• Provide personal care for students as appropriate (diapering, toileting, feeding).
• Lift and transfer students as needed; use technology to enhance achievement.

Skills

ASL

Education

60 college credit hours

Associate's degree or higher

Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score

Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score

Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program

Job description

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Job Title: 2026-2027 Paraprofessional- Special Education- 193

Job Title Code: 00193

Salary Grade: Z02S - Z06S $17.59 - $29.47

Department: Exceptional Education

Reports To: Principal

To work with classroom teachers to effectively plan, coordinate and carry out instructional activities. Work with teacher to instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for persistence towards graduation by performing the following duties.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

• Work with teachers in team teaching, team planning, and daily routines.
• Provide group instruction to assigned children.
• Understand, support and be able to assist in implementing and communicating the curriculum with the children and their parents.
• Assist in preparing and setting up daily materials.
• Work cooperatively with parents and other classroom/ school volunteers and staff.
• Participate on program planning committees and parent involvement activities.
• Attend orientation and Professional Development sessions and serve as group leader when needed.
• Implement individual and group activities to stimulate growth as outlined in the IEP.
• Instruct children in practice of daily living skills as appropriate.
• Remain with student for support during all times outside of the Special Education classroom as assigned.
• Provide short-term classroom coverage when teacher must leave the room but remains within the building.
• Must provide personal care for student (i.e. diaper changing, toileting, feeding,) as appropriate
• Lift and transfer students as needed.
• Implement the use of technology to enhance student achievement.
• Use of ASL skills required for DHH assignments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To

(Minimum Qualifications)

• Individuals who wish to become an instructional paraprofessional must meet one of the following qualifications:
• Sixty (60) college credit hours.
• Associate's degree or higher.
• Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013).
• Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (September 23, 2013 and after).
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program.

In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

• Three (3) years successful experience working with children and their parents.
• Course work in childhood education.
• Missouri state substitute teacher certification.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects/children of at least forty pounds; use stairs; move quickly from one space to another; spend extended time outdoors in a variety of weather conditions; visual ability requires mono and color vision.

Terms Of Employment

Length of work year: 7 hours per day; 5 days/week; 212 days

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.