CHILD SPECIFIC PARAPROFESSIONAL

Tioga Elementary (PK-6); Ball (LA); On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Tioga Elementary (PK-6) is seeking a Child Specific Paraprofessional to provide dedicated support to a student with special needs in Ball, Louisiana. The role requires assisting with transfers, bathroom needs, and basic medical tasks, while aiding classroom instruction and daily activities.

Starting date is immediate; the position is full-time for nine months with a paraprofessional salary schedule. Apply with required citizenship/residency information and contact Crystal Furniss.

Qualifications

• Must meet the needs of the specific child, including lifting for wheelchair transfers.
• Ability to assist with bathroom needs and basic medical tasks as required.
• Reports to the Principal/Director of Special Education.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lift to assist with wheelchair transfers.
• Assist with bathroom needs; consider same-sex assignment for older students.
• Perform simple medical tasks such as catheterization and trachea cleaning.
• Assist student during instruction, including A.P.E. activities when requested.
• Assist with feeding needs.
• Attend to the student from arrival to departure, including bus unloading/loading.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree

48 college credit hours

Para-Pro Assessment

Job description

CHILD SPECIFIC PARAPROFESSIONAL

Rapides Parish School District Tioga Elementary (PK-6) - Ball, Louisiana Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5969770
Application Deadline: Dec 03, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Oct 23, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

FLSA:NON-EXEMPT

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent diploma
• Must be hired with the ability to meet the needs of the specific child i.e., ability to lift to make wheelchair transfers, assist with bathroom needs, and perform simple medical tasks such as catheterization, trachea cleaning, etc.
• Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
  • Associate degree;
  • At least 48 college credit hours;
  • OR Pass the Para-Pro Assessment

REPORTS TO: Principal / Director of Special Education

SUPERVISES: None

TERM: Nine (9) months

SALARY: Paraprofessional Salary Schedule

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ability to lift to make wheelchair transfers
2. Assist with bathroom needs (Consideration should be given to assignment of same sex Child Specific Aide to older students)
3. Perform simple medical tasks such as catheterization, trachea cleaning, etc.
4. Assist student during instruction as needed (Including A.P.E. activities when requested)
5. Assist with feeding needs
6. Attend to the student’s needs from arrival to departure, including bus unloading and loading
7. The first priority of the child Specific Aide is to the assigned student. However, as long as the assigned child’s needs are being met the Child Specific Aide may assist other special needs children.

GUIDELINES GOVERNING POSITION:

1. Exempt from transfers when an overage of aides occurs within a school and the assigned child still attends that school
2. Child Specific Aides are to follow the assigned child from year-to-year, including when the child changes schools
3. Employment contract will be terminated with the demise of the child, the child withdraws from the school system, or the child no longer requires an aide as determined by the I.E.P. Committee (Individual Education Committee)
4. Child Specific Aides will be hired and assigned by the Special Education Department because of the unique demands of these exceptional children
5. In the event of the absence of the assigned child, the Child Specific Aide should be assigned by the principal to work with other special needs students

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $18,100 Per Year

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Crystal Furniss , Principal
• Tioga Elementary (PK-6)
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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