26-27 Paraprofessional, Special Services

Conn-West Elementary; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Conn-West Elementary in Grandview, Missouri seeks a Paraprofessional, Special Services to support teachers and students in instructional activities. This full-time, non-exempt position involves assisting with individual and small-group instruction, managing classroom tasks, and facilitating student learning.

Starting as a 7-hour day, 188-day term, the role requires 60 college credit hours or an Associate's degree, plus Missouri ParaPro or Paraprofessional assessment compliance.

Qualifications

• 60 college credit hours required.
• Associate's degree or higher required.
• Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013) or Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (after September 23, 2013) required.
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitutetraining program.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score and record achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on individual students' needs.
• Operate and care for classroom equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Assist students to master equipment or instructional materials.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial activities set up by the teacher.
• Assist with supervision of students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication.
• Assist students in the library media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Check and record student attendance.
• Help students with clothing.
• Assist with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assist with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about a student.
• Serve as the chief information source for substitute teachers in absence of regular teacher.
• Maintain high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Participate in in-service training programs as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Building administrator.

Education

60 college credit hours

Associate's degree or higher

Job description

26-27 Paraprofessional, Special Services

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Job Details

Job ID: 5926031

Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 14, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 14, 2026

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 60 college credit hours


• Associate's degree or higher


• Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September23, 2013)


• Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (after September 23, 2013), Or


• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitutetraining program.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

7 hours/day; 188 days/school term

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 1. Administer, score and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.


• 2. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.


• 3. Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.


• 4. Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.


• 5. Assist students to master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.


• 6. Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.


• 7. Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.


• 8. Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.


• 9. Assist with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story-telling.


• 10. Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.


• 11. Assists students in the library media center.


• 12. Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher.


• 13. Check and record student attendance.


• 14. Help students with their clothing.


• 15. Assist student with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.


• 16. Assist student with wash-up and toilet routines.


• 17. Alert the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.


• 18. Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.


• 19. Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of a fully licensed teacher.


• 20. Participate in in-service training programs as assigned.


• 21. Other related duties as assigned by Building administrator.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

CLEARANCES: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $19.60 to $26.27 Per Hour