Autism ASD Paraeducator - School-Based Support Pro

Rochester Community Schools; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester Community Schools seeks an ASD paraprofessional to support special education students at Van Hoosen Middle School. The role is full-time, 7 hours daily, Monday through Friday, following the traditional 2026-2027 calendar.

Compensation is $18.00 per hour under the Rochester Paraeducator Association Master Agreement. The paraeducator will assist with instructional tasks, mobility, and personal care needs while following established student learning plans and behavioral programs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Experience with people with disabilities preferred or training in interacting with students with disabilities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and interact effectively with students, parents, and staff.
• Excellent attendance, flexibility, and competence for student needs.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance.
• Alternatives acceptable to the Board may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Takes direction from building staff and reports to educators.
• Assists with orientation, reading, music, art, PE and other curriculum tasks.
• Follows prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Assists with development of instructional materials and program implementation.
• Assists with student mobility, including bus unloading and arrival to building.
• Assists with daily living activities and personal care as needed.
• Participates in school activities such as lunch, recess, and PE.
• Reports progress and difficulties to the appropriate educator in a timely manner.
• Assists with routine classroom operations and material preparation.
• Supervises students during non-classroom activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by staff or principal.

Skills

Disability support experience

Confidentiality

Professional interaction

Attendance reliability

Flexibility

Safety and student needs awareness

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

CLASSIFICATION: CATEGORICAL SPECIAL EDUCATION

TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION AUSTIM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) PARAEDUCATOR

Location: Van Hoosen MiddleSchool

Full-Time – 7 hours per day, 5 days per week

Monday – Friday, following traditional 2026-2027 school year calendar

$18.00/hourper current RPEA Master Agreement

SALARY:$18.00/hour. The hourly wage will be paid from the Instructional Classification Schedule per the Rochester Paraeducator Association Master Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma
2. Experience with people/persons with disabilities and/or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with students with disabilities preferred.
3. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, and to interact appropriately and effectively with students, parents, and staff.
4. Excellent attendance record, flexibility, and competence for assigned responsibilities, including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.

5. Regular, reliable and punctual attendance required.

6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Building or Program Administrator and receives day-to-day direction from classroom teacher; program; resource teacher or Teacher Consultant.

CALENDAR: Follows standard school calendar

JOB GOAL: To provide support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals for the individual student(s).

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. *Takes direction for timely program delivery from building staff members responsible for student learning plans, including resource teacher, program teacher, teacher consultant, ancillary staff, and/or the general education classroom teacher.
2. *In accordance with the students’ learning program, assists with orientation, reading, music, art, physical education, and other curriculum tasks.
3. *Follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
4. *Assists with the development of instructional materials; demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementation, when appropriate.
5. *Assists with physical mobility, including assisting students getting off the bus, to the building, from the building, and on the bus.
6. *Assists with physical mobility, self-care and personal hygiene, and daily living activities such as toileting, feeding, catheterization, tube feeding, monitoring of medical support device, etc.
7. *Participates in physical activities which may be part of the students’ program and/or activities which may be unique to the student’s educational program including but not limited to lunch, recess, art and/or physical education
8. *Reports successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the appropriate special educator in an informative, timely, and professional manner.
9. Assists the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing and putting away materials, preparing bulletin boards, writing lessons on the board, preparing materials for classroom use, correcting student work; maintains and procures instructional materials, supplies, and resource materials.
10. Supervises and assists students while they are involved in activities other than in the classroom.
11. Performs other duties as assigned by special educators or building principal, as requested.

* = Essential Job Functions

Revised 2/14/9, 7/16/91, 8/1/94, 7/1/96, 2/99, 5/99, 2/02, reformatted 6/2015, 6.23

ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Rochester Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, height, weight, familial status, arrest record or physical and mental disabilities in accordance with the Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) MCL 37.2206, Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PWCRA), MCL 37.1206, Title II, Title VI, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendment Act of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8U.S.C., Section 1324A Et. Seq.) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition, individuals will not be excluded from, or be denied, the benefits of participation in any program or activity for which the Board of Education of the Rochester Community School District is responsible.

Rochester Community Schools has designated certain individuals to serve as Compliance Coordinators for purposes of federal and state nondiscrimination laws and regulations. For additional information, including the names and contact information of the designated Compliance Coordinators, please visit the Rochester Community Schools Policies and Title IX webpage: https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/about-us/departments/human-resources/policies

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