PARAEDUCATOR 1 SEL

Highline Public Schools; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Highline Public Schools’ Mount View Elementary is seeking a Paraeducator I to provide relationship-centered support for students with diverse behavioral and learning needs. The role emphasizes a connect-before-correct approach and aims to help students regulate emotions and succeed socially and academically.

The paraeducator will work with teachers, other staff, and families to deliver targeted Tier 2/3 interventions in various settings, including small groups and recess, ideally in English and

Qualifications

• Patience and compassion to support students with diverse needs.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish preferred to enhance communication with students and staff.
• Ability to follow individual student behavior plans and data-informed interventions.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals or small groups to improve student achievement.
• Support classroom operations and student safety, including personal care as needed (not lifting more than 35 pounds).
• Collect and interpret student data to inform next steps and interventions.
• Collaborate with teachers and administration to implement Tier 2/3 supports.

Skills

Patience

Bilingual (Spanish)

Job description

• Position Type:
  CLASSIFIED (NON-ADMIN)/ PARAEDUCATOR 1

Mount View Elementary School is seeking a relationship-centered Paraeducator I to join our dedicated team in supporting students with diverse behavioral and learning needs. This position will serve as a first and regular support to students who are experiencing challenges behaviorally, supporting them to be emotionally regulated, address the impact of their actions as needed, and to succeed socially, behaviorally, and emotionally in their classroom. The ideal candidate will build strong, trusting relationships with students and families through a connect-before-correct approach, maintaining calm and compassion even in moments of emotional or behavioral escalation. They will bring an asset-based mindset, recognizing and celebrating each student's strengths and growth.

This role requires a deep commitment to equity-driven practice and advocacy—ensuring every child receives the individualized support they need to thrive. The Paraeducator will collaborate closely with teachers, paraeducators, and administration to provided targeted Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions to students in the classroom, small groups, and during less structured settings such as recess, preferably in both English and Spanish, and will consistently collect and interpret student data to inform next steps. The paraeducator may be asked to follow a curriculum to provide small group interventions, as well as be able to implement and follow individual student behavior plans. Key skills will include patience, innovative thinking, flexibility, responsive and open to feedback and direction, bilingual proficiency in Spanish preferred to support communication with students and staff.

SUMMARY:

The job of Paraeducator 1 provides support to the school's instructional program with specific responsibilities for working with individuals and/or small groups of students to assist in improving student achievement and implementing individual plans for instruction. In addition, Paraeducator 1 provides support for the operational duties within a school, monitors student behavior across school settings, and may also support in student safety, personal care, behavioral and physical supports that does not require unassisted lifting more than 35 pounds. For a full job description, please see the attachment.

BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here !

NOTE:

Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Individual positions may be filled via one the following processes: external hires, internal hires, internal displacements, or internal voluntary transfers.

OUR PROMISE

Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.

The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:

• Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.


• Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.


• Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.


• Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations as well as state laws on discrimination and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For the purposes of nondiscrimination, \"neurodivergence\" shall be defined as neurological differences including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurodivergent individuals may or may not identify as disabled.Any person having inquiries should contact:Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Aff… Executive Director of Human Resources, 206.631.3008; Civil Rights Act (students) and Title IX: District Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, [e-mail] ; [e-mail] ; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Health & Social Services Compliance Manager, 206.631.3011, [e-mail] ; Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.