Special Education Paraprofessional (Full-Time) for Allendale Early Childhood Center
Allendale Public Schools- Position Type:
Support Staff/Special Education Aide - Date Posted:
8/8/2025 - Location:
Allendale Early Childhood Center - Date Available:
08/20/2025 - Closing Date:
Until Filled High School diploma required, college coursework in special education or child development
preferred.
Must be able to take direction from teachers and the building administration.
Must have experience working with students at various age levels and with multiple behaviors
or special needs.
Moderate to heavy lifting and other health and related personal care procedures (i.e., changing
and tube feeding) may be required. CPI and CPR training are preferred.
Experience supporting students who have physical, cognitive, or behavioral disabilities is
preferred.
Must exhibit the qualities of patience, consistency, and flexibility in working with students and
staff.
Must have a passion for assisting students with varying abilities.
Assists students on an individual, small group, or whole class basis, utilizing remedial or tutorial
Assists teachers in supporting student learning in core academics, social/emotional, and functional areas
Monitors and works to build student independence in behavior, personal care, and functional skills
Assists teachers in organizing classroom materials, making copies, filing information, and data
Assists and supports students with disabilities in all school environments, including the regular
Direct support to individual students with behavior, health, and personal care needs, where
ADA Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand,
Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is loud to moderate.
Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to
Allendale Public Schools
Position Posting
Position: Special Education Paraprofessional II (Full-time) for the Early Childhood Center
Posting Dates: August 8 - August 14, 2025 or Until Filled; (5-day internal before external)
Reports To: Special Education Director
Date of Employment: August 20, 2025
Starting Wage: $15.67 per hour
Description: Classroom aide needed to assist teachers in the classroom, school environment, and community.
This position is part of the Allendale Support Personnel Association. Please see agreement on website for more information at www.allendale.k12.mi.us under the Budget & Salary /Compensation Transparency Reporting icon.
Qualifications:
Essential Job Functions:
techniques.
independence; this includes delivering positive behavioral supports and interventions.
school readiness habits in the classroom and school environment.
collection.
education classroom, transitions, playground, and community settings. May assists in the delivery
of accommodations, when applicable.
applicable.
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:
described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
walk, sit, use hands to fingers, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance,
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust/focus.
compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct,
compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.
Method of Application: Applitrack/Frontline (Internal/External)
Contact Person: Ryan Harp, Special Education Director
harprob@apsfalcons.net
Visit the District Website at: https://www.allendale.k12.mi.us/
Allendale Public School District provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Allendale Public School District complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the District has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.