Paraprofessional Educator Kindergarten

Anchorage School District; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Anchorage School District is seeking a Kindergarten Paraprofessional Educator to assist classroom teachers with activities and supervision in a 9-month school year setting. This part-time position (0.6875 FTE) pays an hourly rate of $19.86 to $20.83, DOE, and offers the ASD retirement through PERS.

Strong communication and confidentiality are essential. The role emphasizes clerical tasks, student monitoring, and collaboration with staff, parents, and administrators.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or current enrollment in a GED program.
• Must meet paraprofessional requirements for Alaska through one of the listed methods: 48 credits, passing ETS Paraprofessional or WorkKeys, or ASD Master Teacher training.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and inspire confidence and cooperation of staff, parents, students, administrators, and the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain a professional relationship with staff, parents, students, administrators, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Prepares class materials at direction of the teacher.
• Sets up class projects using guidelines established by the teacher.
• Handles routine reports needed to complete informational requirements.
• Records grades as assigned by the teacher.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Typing

Confidentiality

First aid knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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• Date Posted:
  10/22/2026
  

Bargaining Unit: Totem
Work Year: 9 months per year
Work Day:5.5 hours per day
FTE:Part time, 0.6875 FTE
Salary: T-8, $19.86 to $20.83 per hour, DOE
Job Summary
The Kindergarten Paraprofessional Educator assists the classroom teacher with duties related to classroom activities, student supervision. Work involves a variety of clerical tasks and student monitoring. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
Job Requirements
The following are required:

• A high school diploma or equivalent, or current enrollment in a GED program.
• Must meet paraprofessional requirements for the state of Alaska through one of the following methods: 48 college semester credits from a regionally accredited institution, OR a passing score of 459 or greater on the ETS Paraprofessional Assessment exam, OR passing the WorkKeys by ACT assessment, OR passing the ASD provided Master Teacher paraprofessional training.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and inspire confidence and cooperation of staff, parents, students, administrators, and the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain a professional relationship with staff, parents, students, administrators, and the public.

The following are preferred:

• Knowledge of first aid.
• Experience in typing and general clerical work.
• Ability to work with people of all age levels.
• Ability to effectively convey explanations of policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares class materials at direction of the teacher.
• Sets up class projects using guidelines established by the teacher.
• Handles routine reports needed to complete informational requirements.
• Records grades as assigned by the teacher.