Special Ed Para 31.25 hrs/week

Farmington Public Schools; Lakeville (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Sick leave

Personal leave

403(b) retirement plan

5 paid holidays

Job summary

Farmington Public Schools in Minnesota seeks a Special Education Para to support teachers and students. The position runs 31.25 hours per week at $22.50 per hour, with duties to assist in physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities.

The role involves working with individuals or small groups, reinforcing skills, and adapting strategies to meet each student's medical, physical, and emotional needs, including transfers and positioning as required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in an educational setting is preferred.
• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent and AA degree or 60 credits or para pro test.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to teachers in meeting the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce motor, academic, social, self-care or communication skills.
• Assist in devising strategies to reinforce skills based on students' needs, interests and abilities.
• Assist students with physical disabilities, including transferring, lifting and positioning.

Skills

Experience with children

Education setting experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

AA degree or 60 semester college credits

Para pro test

Job description

Description:
SpEd Para

Location - NTE
31.25 hrs/week
$22.50/hr
Summary:Provide assistance to teachers in meeting the physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities.
Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce motor, academic, social, self-care or communication skills under the direction of the teacher.
Assisting the teacher(s) in devising strategies for reinforcing skills based on understanding of students needs, interests and abilities.
Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional need.
Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, and positioning.

Qualifications:
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.

• Experience working with children, work experience in educational setting preferred.
• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent and AA degree or 60 semester college credits or pass the para pro test.

Full listing of benefits can be found in the Collective Bargaining agreement located at

Health, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, sick and personal leave, 403(b) available, 5 paid holidays

See attached Job Description for detailed knowledge, skills and abilities required.