Special Education Paraprofessional

Wright City R-II School District; Wright City (MO); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Tedk12 is seeking a paraprofessional to assist in a Special Education setting in Wright City, MO. The role supports teachers by reinforcing lesson material, supervising students, and handling routine classroom tasks.

Responsibilities include assisting with health-related procedures, behavior management, and data collection for goals. The position emphasizes collaboration with teachers, parents, and school staff to promote student learning.

Qualifications

• Good communication with students and parents required.
• Ability to work with diverse learners and assist in instruction.
• Paraprofessionals must have 60 college credits or equivalent certifications.
• Various assessments (ParaPro, Pearson, ETS) qualify for the role.

Responsibilities

• Follow teacher procedures and schedules; reinforce materials.
• Assist with students who have challenging behaviors and IEP meetings.
• Provide classroom support: clerical tasks, materials prep, and data collection.
• Support health-related tasks and daily routines for students.
• Assist with feeding, positioning, and assistive technology as trained.
• Monitor and supervise students in classrooms, cafeteria, and playground.
• Implement Safe Crisis Management when trained.
• Help prepare teaching materials during the day.

Skills

Good communication

Teamwork with students/parents

Education

60 college credits

ParaPro/Paraprofessional assessment

20HR Substitute Certificate

Experience with children

Job description

Applications will be accepted beginning
Thursday, September 3, 2026 12:00 AM
(Central Standard Time)

Reports To: Teacher/Process Coordinator/Director of Special Education

Summary: Assist the teacher in providing each student with a program that will enable the student to reach his/her fullest potential.

Job Responsibilities:

1. The length of the day and calendar shall be determined by the district.

2. Become familiar with the teaching procedures used by the teacher, the teacher’s schedule of activities, the continuity of academic progression, and the material and equipment available.

3. Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.

4. Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary throughout a variety of school and community settings.

5. Checks students’ work, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.

6. Assists the students assigned to him/her in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using the restroom, etc.

7. Operate teaching aides, i.e. VCR, DVD Player, computer, individual assistive technology.

8. Alerts the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

9. Assists with clerical responsibilities of the classroom teacher and Special Education Teacher (including goal data).

11. Assist with lunch, snack, clean-up, wash up, and toilet routines.

12. Assist with health-related procedures such as, but not limited to, feeding, tube feeding, lifting, positioning, carrying, toileting, clean intermittent catheterization and suctioning when trained.

13. Assists teachers in dealing with students who have challenging behaviors.

14. Participates and implements Safe Crisis Management (when trained).

15. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

16. Assists the teacher in maintaining an environment that is conducive to learning.

17. Monitor the classroom when there are IEP meetings and staffings.

18. Observes, records and follows the management plan established by the teacher.

19. Assists in managing students in the classroom, cafeteria, on the playground, and all related activities as directed.

20. Assists in preparing teaching materials during the school day as directed by the teacher.

21. Within the classroom setting, the assistant reports to the classroom teacher/case manager in matters involving the students’ programs and related activities

22. Perform any additional duties as assigned by the administration.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

• Must possess good communication skills and have the ability to work with students and parents.
• Paraprofessionalsare required to obtain 60 college credit hoursor
  • Have passed the ParaPro Assessment (before September 23, 2013) or
  • Have passed the Paraprofessional Assessment through Pearson (September 23, 2013 through June 20, 2024) or
  • Have passed the ParaPro Assessment through ETS (July 1, 2024 forward) or
  • Completed the 20HR Substitute Certificate Course in order towork under the direct supervision of an appropriately certified teacher to provide instructional assistance.
    Visit the DESE website for more information.
• Experience working with children preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Essential Functions:

(To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following essential functions satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write general correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and group situations.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratio and percent. Draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties and responsibilities of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, and hear, stand, walk, sit and use hands and arms to handle feel and reach. The employee is frequently required to stoop and/or kneel. The employee may work in an outdoor environment and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Regular attendance on the job is an essential function.

Terms of Employment

Each paraprofessional will be provided a work schedule. The work calendar may be modified by the Board of Education/Director of Special Education/Principal at any time, as needs dictate. Terms covering compensation, benefits, and working conditions are specified by the Board of Education’s policies, agreements, and approvals. This is a 9-month non-expempt position.