Paraprofessional - Special Education (SSN) - Limited Term

Position Title: Special Education Paraprofessional  - Significant Needs Support
Non-Exempt
Site: Johnson Elementary School 
Direct Supervisor : Building Principal
Contracted Length Term: 180 Days - Para: SpecEd, Comp, Class. Calendar **Limited term for the 2025-2026 SY
Salary: Building level support - Paraprofessional (range $19.00 - $23.40/hour based on the 25/26 Salary Schedules and related experience)
Start Date: As soon as possible - May 21, 2026
 
Brief summary of MCSD
At Johnson Elementary, we do things differently—and we do them together. We’re looking for passionate educators who believe in the power of team-based teaching and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, student-centered environment.

Each grade level is led by a collaborative team of three certified educators, two instructional facilitators, and one instructional assistant, working together across four flexible learning spaces. This model allows us to truly personalize instruction, leverage each team member’s strengths, and create a dynamic learning experience where students—and educators—can thrive.

We use proficiency scales to provide clarity in teaching and learning, ensuring that both students and staff understand the path to success. This shared language helps guide planning, assessment, and feedback across the team.

Johnson Elementary’s school culture is strong and intentional. Through our house system, students and staff build connections across grade levels, creating a vibrant community that values mentorship, character, and celebration. Families are active partners in our work, and together we create an environment where everyone feels seen and supported.

Most importantly, we believe in taking care of each other. As a staff, we operate as a family—sharing common goals, lifting each other up, and relying on a deep network of support that helps us bring our best selves to school every day.
If you’re looking for a place where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your work truly makes a difference—we’d love to welcome you to the Johnson Elementary team. https://www.mcsd.org/johnsonelementary_home.aspx

Benefits
At MCSD, we care about our employees and their loved ones. Our benefits package consist of the following items: a variety of health insurance plans with employer contribution, including dental and vision insurance, Telehealth, a $50,000 life insurance policy with optional additional coverage, PERA retirement contribution, supplemental insurance options including pet insurance, no match tax shelter account options including 401K, 457(b), 403 (b) and Roth, before tax deductions and flexible spending options, paid leave options and holidays based upon the position, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
 
Added perks: Great people to work with, professional development and advancement opportunities, and multiple wellness programs and incentives.

Summary of Position:
Under supervision, to perform a variety of instructional activities; to assist in the conduct of intensified learning experiences; to perform routine clerical and supportive tasks for instructional personnel; to assist in managing health needs of individual students and to do other related work as required.

Significant Support Needs Summary

Students with significant support needs are highly diverse learners with extensive needs in the areas of cognition and/or learning, communication, movement, and social/emotional abilities. The individual may also have concurrent health, sensory, physical and/or behavioral disabilities.

Students with significant support needs require:

• A wide variety of approaches and supports to demonstrate their knowledge and skills intensive instruction in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills to acquire and generalize knowledge.
• Substantial adaptations (modifications and accommodations) and/or ongoing supports to access grade level curriculum.
• Access to assistive technology tools to communicate, learn and demonstrate their knowledge.
• Progress to be measured by observation, data collection, assessment, and work samples.
• Individualized levels of support across major life activities in home, school, and community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist instructional personnel with the presentation of learning materials and in the conduct of instructional exercises.
• Tutor individual students and small groups of students to reinforce and follow up learning activities.
• Monitor and assist students in drill, practice, and study activities as a follow-up to the presentation of instructional concepts by instructional personnel.
• Direct students into safe learning activities and functions and assist in the shaping of appropriate social behaviors.
• Assist in the management of student behavior through the use of positive strategies and techniques.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation of a variety of instructional materials and learning aids for use with individual or small groups of students.
• Maintain a variety of records and files, including confidential student records and information.
• Operate and assist students in the operation of a variety of instructional media machines and equipment.
• Assist in maintaining an orderly, attractive, and positive learning environment.
• May participate in parent conferences and other student progress report activities as requested.
• Assisting with the daily physical needs of students. This may require but not be limited to changing diapers, assisting in physical therapy, and feeding (oral and/or tube).

• Basic concepts of child growth and development, and developmental behavior characteristics.
• Student behavior management strategies and techniques.
• Appropriate English usage, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
• Basic arithmetic concepts.
• Routine record management, storage, and retrieval systems and procedures. 

• Demonstrate an understanding, patient, and receptive attitude toward students of varied age groups.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form in English and a second language, as required by the assignment.
• Perform routine clerical tasks and operate a variety of educational and office related machines and equipment.
• Be trained by District Nurses to perform a number of health-related activities.
• Learn to utilize a variety of appropriate instructional materials and procedures in the enhancement of a positive educational environment.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with children and adults. 

• Persons performing service in this position classification will exert 5 to 50 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• This type of work involves sitting, walking, and/or standing.   
• Exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions caused by weather may occasionally be experienced.
• Perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral information, the manual dexterity to operate business related equipment, and handling and working with various materials and objects are important aspects of this job.
• CBI/FBI background clearance and a clean driving record. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.