General Information for
Paraeducator Positions

General Position Description

• Assist in both academic and non-academic areas by performing a wide variety of duties in and out of the classroom and/or office.
• Specific tasks include preparing lesson materials, assisting students with assignments, and supervising individual and/or groups of students during academic and non-academic times.
• Paraeducators in special education positions provide services to students with disabilities.
• Work under the direction of the principal, program supervisor, or designee.
• Salary range: $9.55 - $12.71 per hour.

Minimum Qualifications Include

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Ability to assist students with the instruction and supervision of students under the direction of a certificated instructor.
• Ability to perform instructional clerical tasks using computerized systems.
• Ability to type/keyboard a minimum speed of forty (40) words per minute required for some positions.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.