Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional

Fowlerville Elementary School; Fowlerville (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Fowlerville Community Schools seeks an Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional to assist teachers and staff in delivering quality education and support services to students with special needs. The role supports instructional activities, implements programming, and helps with student planning in various classroom settings.

Applicants should have an Associate’s Degree or higher, basic tech skills, and a desire to work with students requiring special education services.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or higher required
• Basic understanding and ability to use current technology
• Experience working with students preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist the classroom teacher with instructional activities per IEPs
• Implement, support and adjust academic programming as directed
• Participate in planning to develop student instructional plans
• Assist with physical care of students, including lifting and daily living activities
• Maintain program records and monitor student progress
• Ensure a safe, orderly, and sanitary school environment

Skills

Experience with students

Education

Associate’s Degree or higher

Job description

Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional

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Job Details

Job ID: 5926210
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Sep 14, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Summary:

Responsible for working closely and assisting teachers, as well as other special education staff with the delivery of quality education and support services for students, in an array of classroom settings.

Please note: The district reserves the right to interview qualified candidates as applications come in. The job can be offered to a selected, qualified applicant prior to the end of the posting period.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Note: These duties and responsibilities are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not constructed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

• Assist the classroom teacher/staff with instructional activities outlined for students individualizededucational programs (IEP's)
• Must be able to implement, support and adjust academic programming as directed by administration or the classroom teacher
• Participate in program planning to assist in the development of student instructional plans
• Assist with the physical care of students, including lifting and daily living activities
• Maintain program records, monitor student progress and reports as directed
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe, orderly and sanitary school environment for learning
• Maintain appropriate supervision of students
• A strong desire to work with students with special needs
• Assist with proactive behavioral interventions to support students
• Participate with teacher in ongoing development and improvement of classroom operations
• Employee must have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, public and other staff members
• Employee must exhibit a positive attitude, creativity, independent thinking and be able to take initiative
• Perform assignments in areas of general program operation
• Attends required meetings to plan for students
• Speak, hear, see and write clearly with or without assistive device(s)
• Walk, stand for the full scheduled period, with minimal sitting options
• Adhere to all Board and District policies
• Regular, predictable and physical attendance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintains consistent, predictable and physical attendance to meet the requirements of the position

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or higher
• Basic understanding, knowledge and ability to use current technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with students

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be physically present, regularly required to sit.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust, focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen and small numbers.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise students when the teacher is temporarily absent

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract and multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
• Ability to solve problems in a professional manner

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District

Fowlerville Community Schools does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (ancestry), religion (creed), gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law in its programs and activities. Inquiries or complaints related to discrimination should be directed to: Director of Human Resources, Trisha Reed, Fowlerville Community Schools, 7677 Sharpe Road, Suite A, Fowlerville, MI 48836, [phone].

Position Type: Part-Time
Salary: $16.59 to $19.06 Per Hour
Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Trisha Reed
• 7677 W. Sharpe Road, Suite A
• Fowlerville, Michigan 48836
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]