PARAPRO ESE AGES 6-21

Mellon Learning Center

Palatka (FL)

On-site

USD 21,000 - 23,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Putnam County School District Mellon Learning Center - Palatka, Florida seeks a Paraprofessional, ESE to support students under teacher guidance. You will assist with instructional activities, help with students with special needs, and maintain classroom order.

The role requires completing 60 college hours or an associate degree, or passing the ParaPro exam, plus a satisfactory background check. Strong communication, reliability, and the ability to work with individuals or small groups are

Qualifications

Interest in children and education.
Professional attire with good attendance and punctuality.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of current technology as job appropriate.
Attend workshops provided by PCSD.
Assist in educational and social development under guidance.
Clerical tasks and organizing instructional materials.
Work closely with students on lessons determined by teacher.
Ability to assist individuals or small groups and listen to students read.
Capable of physically assisting students with special needs.
Maintain integrity and good character.
Create and maintain a clean, safe office environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as a role model for students; dress and groom professionally.
Manage leave of absence using current computer programs.
Must have working knowledge of computer and e-mail.
Monitor activities to ensure safety and conduct.
Assist teachers in supervision and learning support.
Provide instruction as prescribed by supervising teacher.
Assist in evaluating students' work; reinforce skills in groups.
Assist in managing student behavior and classroom order.
Assist in lesson plan preparation and pre-planning sessions.
Assist with IEP implementation and progress monitoring.
Support individual students inside and outside the classroom.
Collaborate with speech therapists, social workers, and therapists.
Support students with emotional or behavior concerns; develop social skills.
Prepare instructional materials; copy, laminate, compose, file.
Coordinate with media center staff; set up classroom equipment.
Prepare bulletin boards and displays of student activities.
Prepare reports, forms, schedules, and attendance records; learn bus routes.
Maintain accurate records of student information; use computer terminals.
May perform hall, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty monitoring.
Assist in labs; translate lesson plans for student comprehension.
Stay current on technology used by PCSD; attend training.
Maintain responsible, timely information in job responsibilities.
Perform other incidental tasks as directed.

Skills

Interest in children

Professional attire

Attendance and punctuality

Communication skills

Technology knowledge

Clerical tasks

Group instruction

Physical assistance

Integrity and character

Classroom environment

Education

60 college hours

Associate degree

ETS ParaPro

Job description

Job Description

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Paraprofessional, ESE

QUALIFICATIONS:

Have 60 hours of college courses, OR
Have at least an associate’s degree, OR
Received passing score on ETS ParaPro Assessment
Satisfactory criminal background check

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Must have a high degree of interest in children and education
Demonstrate professional attire, good attendance and punctuality
Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills; behave and speak in a professional manner at all times
Knowledge of current technology, as job appropriate
Maintain competencies of position by taking workshops as provided by PCSD
Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the facilitator and classroom teachers.
Skills necessary to perform clerical tasks, correction of papers, organizing instructional and other materials
Ability to work closely with students on lessons determined by teacher
Ability to work with individual students or small groups to reinforce activities which have been assigned by the teacher, including listening to students read.
Must be capable of physically assisting students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining, etc.)
Maintain excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative
Create and maintain a clean, attractive, orderly, safe and efficient office environment

REPORTS TO:

Principal

JOB GOAL

Under the direction of the Principal, the special education paraprofessionals will work closely with teaching staff, administrators, students, parents, and other team members to assist and support in providing educational benefit for students. They are employed to implement special education or related services for a class and/or to provide direct one on one assistance to students.

SUPERVISES:

N/A

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your position.
Request employee leave of absence utilizing current computer program(s)
Must have working knowledge of computer and e-mail
Monitors activities and behavior of children during and in the absence of classroom teachers to ensure the physical and environmental safe keeping of students, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls
Assists teachers in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to students
Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher and reinforces skills introduced by the teacher; may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance students' learning skills.
Assists teachers in checking and objectively evaluating students' work; teaches students individually and in small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines.
Assists in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom order; reinforces rules of the school and classroom; escorts students to time out and/or the principal's office.
Assists in the preparation of lesson plans and teachers' pre-planning sessions; provides input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
Assists in the implementation of Individual Educational Plans (IEP’s) for the students and monitor their progress
Provides support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
Work with other professionals, such as speech therapist, social workers, occupational and physical therapists
Support students with emotional or behavior concerns and assist them in developing appropriate social skills
Prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as copying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation.
Coordinates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in classroom for teacher's instructional studies.
Assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of student activities, and other classroom objectives
Prepares instructional reports and completes required forms, schedules, and other data as required; maintains attendance records and assigns student seating; learns assigned bus route(s).
Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information which may require the use of a computer terminal to enter student scores and other student data
May be assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty; ensures appropriate student conduct during these periods; escorts students to designated activity areas, i.e., music room, computer room, art classes, assemblies, etc.
May be assigned to various labs providing assistance to teachers and instruction/information to students; may translate lesson plan and other information to students for better understanding and comprehension.
Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by PCSD. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.
Perform other incidental tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position as directed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force as needed to move objects. Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in medium work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight. Occasional movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices may be required.

Job Description Supplement Code: 10

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan.

Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. Position is ten months; eight hours per day.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the PCSD Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Job Details

Job ID: 5954292

Application Deadline: Oct 12, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Code Title: Paraprofessional ESE Ages 3-5; Paraprofessional ESE Ages 6-21