Special Education (EI) Paraprofessional

Oakland Schools; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford Community Schools is seeking support staff for the Emotional Impairment classroom at Clear Lake Elementary School for the 2026-27 school year. The role focuses on instructional and supervisory support to students, with responsibility for reinforcement, behavior management, and collaboration with the special education team.

The position requires interpersonal skills, the ability to lift 50 pounds, data collection for planning, and participation in ongoing in-service training.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent preferred; Title I buildings require highly qualified status.
• Minimum high school diploma.
• Ability to relate with students, staff and parents.
• Ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds unaided.
• Meet requirements of state and federal laws.
• Ability to manage students in various group settings.
• Positive attitude toward students, staff and community.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional and supervisory support to staff and students in the Emotional Impairment classroom.
• Provide classroom reinforcement to students receiving specially designed instruction.
• Support general education classroom-based reinforcement as directed by the special education teacher.
• Follow prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Respond calmly to escalated or crisis situations per teacher direction.
• Collect data for academic and behavioral planning.
• Assist in devising strategies for reinforcing material based on individual needs.
• Operate and care for classroom equipment used for instruction and sensory purposes.
• Assist students in mastering equipment or materials.
• Serve as a resource for substitutes when regular teacher is absent.
• Participate in in-service training programs.
• Aid students needing assistance in self-care with proper training.
• Supervise students on playground, lunchroom, hallway, etc.
• Demonstrate flexibility when working with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Maintain regular and predictable in-person attendance.
• Support the vision and mission of Oxford Community Schools.

Skills

Relate with students, staff, and

Growth and interaction with parents

Crisis and behavior management

Flexible with students and staff

Maintain regular attendance

Education

Associate degree or equivalent preferred

High school diploma

Job description

Emotional Impairment Classroom (7.25 Hours)

Clear Lake Elementary School

2026-27 School Year

Primary Function

To provide instructional, technical, and supervisory support to staff and students in the Emotional Impairment classroom.

• Associate degree or equivalent preferred (highly qualified status required for Title I buildings), minimum high school diploma.
• Ability to effectively relate with students, staff, and parents.
• Ability to assist with the instruction of students. Relevant subject area proficiency/expertise/knowledge preferred (i.e., reading, writing, mathematics, language arts, etc.).
• Ability to lift and maneuver 50 pounds, unaided.
• Meet requirements set forth in applicable state and federal laws.
• Ability to manage students in individual, small group, and whole group situations.
• Must exhibit a pleasant personality and positive attitude toward working with students, administration, staff, and community members.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Provide classroom-based reinforcement to students receiving specially designed instruction in the special education classroom.
• Provide general education classroom-based support (reinforcement) to eligible special education students as directed by the special education teacher.
• Follow prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Respond to escalated or crisis situations calmly, following the direction of the special education teacher.
• Collect relevant data for academic and behavioral planning, at the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional, behavioral, and sensory purposes.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by teachers.
• Serve as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Participate in job related in-service training programs.
• Aid students needing assistance in self-care, including toileting, intermittent catheterization, and other health care duties, as required and with proper training.
• Supervise and monitor students on the playground, lunchroom, hallway, etc.
• Demonstrate the ability to be flexible when working with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the student's disability and display a positive attitude toward his/her capabilities and to the student as an individual.
• Maintain regular and predictable in-person attendance.
• Support the vision and mission of Oxford Community Schools.
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Special Populations or Building Principal.