Paraeducator - Special Education (MES)

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Do you want to make a difference in the life of a student? Our school is

seeking caring, consistent, adults to join our paraeducator team.

Paraeducators work closely with teachers to provide extra support to

students.

The****Inter Related/Instructional Support (IRIS)****para works

primarily with students that have learning disabilities but the students

supported could have any type of disability. The environment could be in

the general and/or special education classrooms as well as with one or

more students. Typically responsibilities could include note taking,

assisting with content review, reading material out loud, helping the

student stay on task or even escorting them to an alternate location for

a quieter place to work.

****Perks of Working for Maize****

• ****School schedule**** paras work when students are in session

along with a couple of additional days

• ****Holidays off**** enjoy a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks around

Christmas, and Spring Break

• ****Paid Leave****12 sick days and 4 personal days a year
• ****Benefits**** working more than 25 hours per week makes you

eligible for subsidized health benefits along with a variety of

Other Benefits

• ****Retirement****- employees working more than 630 hours a year

participate in the KPERS retirement plan

****Successful Candidates****

• ****Pass a background check****
• ****Have a current TB test****
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
• Complete 48 college credits OR have an associates degree OR Pass a

State approved assessment

• Are strong team players
• Possess basic computer and math skills
• Must enjoy a fast pace environment
• Can spend 80% of their day standing and 20% walking Time is spent

lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching,

crawling, and using finger dexterity

• Maintain regular and acceptable attendance/punctuality