- Position Type:
Support Staff/Paraprofessional
- Date Posted:
6/18/2025
- Location:
District Special Education
- Date Available:
2025-2026
- Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
POSITION TITLE: Paraprofessional
STARTING SALARY: $17.00 - $21.20/hr. depending on education and years experience.
BENEFITS: Full benefit package including health, vision, dental and life.
REPORTS TO: Assigned Teacher/Principal
DEPARTMENT: Student Services
POSITION SUMMARY
To assist teachers in providing instruction, guided practice, assessments, remediation and enrichment through a variety of learning opportunities and ensure a positive, successful educational experience for students. Assists in ensuring that all students acquire the grade level expectation skills set forth by Missouri Department of Education and Hillsboro R-3
curriculum.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES - Provides clerical assistance to assigned teacher (photocopies of necessary papers, laminating, prepare books, games and other teaching materials, type letters and class materials, recordkeeping, etc.).
- Supervises children during lunch room duty, if assigned one-on-one or to a small group. Helps students to their seats, maintains the noise level and corrects misbehavior.
- Assists teachers in instructing students, working with students one-on-one and/or in groups, by lecturing, demonstrating and using audiovisual aids and other materials to supplement learning.
- Aids students with lessons, corrects homework and provides students with positive feedback and constructive criticism on assignments.
- Assists in administering tests to evaluate students’ progress; along with data collection when requested by the teacher.
- Enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students for whom he/she is responsible.
- Aids in maintaining discipline in the classroom.
- Recognizes and refers students encountering medical, physical and/or psychological problems seeking the assistance of District specialists as required.
- Monitors students during instruction and independent work to ensure they understand the material.
MARGINAL DUTIES - Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, mentor programs and training workshops as needed.
- Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
- Assists in maintaining a physically and aesthetically attractive classroom setting and exercising proper care of school equipment.
- Shares responsibility for supervision of students in all areas and for school activities, such as monitoring students between classes.
- Performs additional tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Teacher and/or Principal.
EVALUATION AND JOB PERFORMANCE SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - High School Degree or equivalent
- ECC/Primary/Elementary Buildings: 60 College Credit Hours or Frontline Course Certification or Para Professional test
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is frequently required to feel, grasp, push, reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, crawl, perform repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, and move up or down from/to sitting position.
MENTAL DEMANDS - Ability to maintain confidentiality; communicate clearly both orally and in writing
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - Exposed to moderate noise levels. May be exposed to loud noise levels while on lunch and recess duty.
- Regularly exposed to varying inclement outdoor weather conditions while on recess duty.
- This individual may be exposed to potentially hazardous bodily fluids.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Hillsboro R-III Schools considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
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