SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA EDUCATOR - 7 HRS/DAY - EARN EXTRA INCENTIVE PAY! - Full-time

ul class="postingsList" id="p12038_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA EDUCATOR - 7 HRS/DAY - EARN EXTRA INCENTIVE PAY!/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 12038 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('12038','Paraeducator','Paraeducator')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Paraeducator//spanspan class="normal"Paraeducator/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"8/11/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Smart Jr High/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Available:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"08/21/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label" Closing Date: /spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"OPEN UNTIL FILLED/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText12038_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText12038_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"Current stronguparas/u/strong use the internal application process to apply.br All other current district employees (not stronguparas/u/strong), or external applicants apply online by completing the external application. ulli align="center"strongINTERNAL APPLICANTS: OPEN 8/11/2025 THRU 8/15/2025 @ 4PM/strong/li li align="center"strongEXTERNAL APPLICANTS (if no internal applicants): OPEN UNTIL FILLED/strong/li li align="center"nbsp;/li /ul stronguWAGES/u/strongu:nbsp; strong$18.53/strong/u -New Hiresstrong: Entry level rate $14.53/hr/strong.; Current employees in the bargaining unit: Please refer to the salary schedule established by the applicable bargaining group.nbsp; This special education position meets the strong$4.00 Special Education Differential/strong pay that is outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between DCSD and the Davenport Association of Para Educators.br nbsp;br stronguEARN AN INCENTIVE PAY!/u/strongbr nbsp;br strongDuties amp; Responsibilities:nbsp; /strong(Essential Functions of Position, Major Responsibilities, Summary of Key Duties, Special Assignments, Relationships)a name="Text13"/abr Provide research based social skills instruction and intervention under supervision of certified teacher.br •*stronguMust/u/strong be willing to attend any additional required evening trainings or meetings during the school year or during the summer.br •strongu*Must/u/strong be willing to accept feedback from specialists and special education facilitator regarding implementation and use feedback to implement changes in instruction. ullistrongu*MUST/u/strong be willing to follow directives of classroom teacher, building administration, and district administration./li listrongu*Must/u/strong be willing and able to work with students who are explosive in nature and engage in physical and verbal aggression towards others./li /ul *Work with students with learning, behavior, physical, and/or cognitive disabilities, mild, moderate and/or severe; including students diagnosed with Autism and Spectrum Disorder. ulliPROVIDE SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONSTUDENTS AS NEEDED IN THE SPECIAL OR GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING./li liUNDER DIRECTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, PROVIDE ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS, AND INSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS./li liATTEND FIELD TRIPS WITH STUDENT AS NECESSARY./li liRegular attendance at work is required in order to meet the services in the IEP and in order to ensure the provision of FAPE (free appropriate public education)./li liAbility to analyze given situation and respond appropriately/li liMust be able to interact appropriately with all students as a potpourri of assistance is required/li liMust be a team player to assist in all aspects needed within the classroom, cafeteria, hallway, as examples/li liMust have good "people" skills to work with students, others in the classroom and the building/li liAccompany students to and from the bus/li liSupervise students in classroom, at lunch/breakfast, in the building, on field trips and at work sites./li liWork individually with one student or a small group of students as assigned by special education teacher or principal./li linbsp;Accompany students to the restroom and assist in the restroom.nbsp;/li liAssist students with changing clothes and other hygiene needs./li liAccompany one or more students to and assist them in physical education/li liAccompany one or more students to and from the bus./li liAbility to work with one or more students on classroom assignments/li liAbility to accompany one or more students to general education classes and assist the student(s) as needed and as directed by special education teacher or principal based upon IEP./li linbsp;Ability to manage the environment and protect student(s) during the school day.nbsp;/li linbsp;Must be able to follow multiple behavior plans for students at the same time, AND must be able to implement changes to those plans when directed and follow through for each student./li liMust be able to recognize the need for and initiate activities with student(s)./li liAbility to be flexible with assignment, changing duties when needed and directed by the building principal, teacher and/or facilitator/li liPersonal qualities need to include ability to nurture, patience, dependability and the ability to accept responsibility with the students./li liAbility to climb stairs/li linbsp;Ability to walk long distances in the building and out in the community/li linbsp;Ability to navigate (with training) the City Bus System/li liAbility to follow specific procedures in teaching new skills as directed by the teacher/li liAccompany one or more students to community and building work sites and provide instruction, supervision and behavior modification while on the site independently./li liAbility to do accurate data collection and graphing as guided by the teacher/li liAbility to complete necessary paperwork accurately and timely, as guided by the teacher./li liMust be flexible in the day-to-day schedule/li liSuccessful candidate must possess strong inter-personal skills with a proven record of building rapport with culturally diverse students to ensure each child reaches his/her full potential./li liMust be willing to support Davenport's multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) for both behavior and academics/li liAll Para Educators receiving the Special Education differential pay will be required tonbsp;sign the vacancy notice for the position, acknowledging willingness to perform duties, responsibilities, and expectations listed./li liAll employees working with/for the Special Education students will be required to pass the Medicaid Fraud background check, prior to hire, successfully bidding, and/or transferring to a special education position.nbsp; This check is run several times a year.nbsp; If at any time your name appears on the Medicaid Fraud listing, you will be notified and may be removed from your current position./li liAbility to physically restrain students if trained to do so and nbsp;as needed based upon the building principals directives/li liAssignments will be changed on a daily basis to meet the needs of individual and/or groups of special education students./li liAbility to remain calm and respectful when students are in crisis/li liEngage in collaborative work and contribute to team planning./li liPosition may require lifting./li liPosition may require toileting, diapering, hygiene care, and/or supervision in the restroom./li liPosition may require extended standing or sitting./li liPosition may include riding bus with student(s)./li liAbility to participate in and direct extensive physical activities/li liSupervise students in out of classroom activities during the assigned work day/li liAbility to model positive attitude and team cooperation for the student.nbsp;/li liMust accept direction from special education teachers/li liMust maintain confidentiality/li liOTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY ADMINISTRATION./li /ulnbsp; div align="center" hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"/div stronguPhysical Requirements of Position:/u/strongstrongnbsp; (HBVnbsp; X Yesnbsp; /strongstrongua name="Check6"/a/u/strongstrongnbsp;No)/strongbr nbsp; em(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)/embr nbsp;br While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, speak, hear, see, and walk to carry out routine duties.nbsp; Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture. Must be able to supervise students in all types of weather, meet multiple demands from several people, and interact with the public and other staff.br nbsp;br Must be able to implement Crisis Prevention Intervention strategies, including appropriate physical restraint procedures and escorting.br nbsp;br stronguWork Environment:/u/strongnbsp;nbsp; (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)br nbsp;br Noise level is quiet to loud.nbsp; Work may be indoors and/or outdoors.nbsp; Work may be in non-air-conditioned rooms.nbsp; Tobacco and alcohol-free environment.nbsp; Fast-paced atmosphere with constant contact with students, staff, or the public.nbsp; Direct responsibility for the safety, well-being, and work output of student. div align="center" hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"/div strongSpecial Qualification Desired:nbsp; /strong(Personal Qualities, Education, Skills Needed, Experience, Etc.)br nbsp;ulliABILILITY TO WORK WITH STUDENTs with SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC, BEHAVIOR, and SOCIAL SKILLS DIFFICULTIES./li liHave a genuine care and concern for all students and a willingness to help them succeed./li liDEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO FOLLOW DIRECTIVES OF CERTIFIED STAFF./li /ul /spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Davenport Community Schools. 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