Part-Time K-12 Paraeducator: Supervision & Student Support

Sylvania; Centralia (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

State retirement

Part-Time Teamsters

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking a paraeducator to collaborate with administration and staff, providing supervision and instructional support for students in diverse settings. This part-time role requires effective communication, patience, and a willingness to adapt to changing student needs.

Responsibilities include assisting teachers, monitoring students, and maintaining orderly records, with a focus on creating a positive learning environment and safeguarding student well-being.

Qualifications

• Associates’ Degree or 72 quarter college credits or have passed the ETS.
• Ability to obtain a Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented
• Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to maintain timely and professional lines of communication with students, families, staff, and building administration
• Ability to create organizational systems and to flexibly respond to changing student needs, meet deadlines, and multi-task when necessary
• Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and exercise careful judgment, confidentiality, and tact in the performance of duties
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, work effectively under pressure, and maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, and administration
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Responsibilities

• Communicates clearly, accurately, concisely, and professionally
• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce classroom objectives
• Assists teachers for the purpose of implementing lesson plans
• Monitors students in a variety of settings and activities to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
• Provides individual and/or small group instruction to students based on direction from teachers or administrators
• Performs record keeping and basic clerical functions to support the building and other staff
• Attends various meetings to support students
• Listens to student concerns to determine if appropriate action or referral to other staff is needed
• Maintains the physical appearance of work areas to provide an educationally stimulating environment
• Attends trainings as directed or appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communicate effectively

Patient

Customer-service oriented

Growth mindset

Teamwork

Independent worker

Multitask

Confidentiality

Calm under pressure

Listening

Education

Associates’ Degree or 72 quarter college credits or ETS

Job description

Sylvania is seeking a paraeducator to collaborate with administration and staff, providing supervision and instructional support for students in diverse settings. This part-time role requires effective communication, patience, and a willingness to adapt to changing student needs.

Responsibilities include assisting teachers, monitoring students, and maintaining orderly records, with a focus on creating a positive learning environment and safeguarding student well-being.