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Severe Needs Paraprofessional

Job Title: Severe Needs Paraprofessional FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Middle School Principal & Assistant Principal Days per Year: 180
Job Location: Research Center/SSN Room Hours per Week: 37.5
Revision Date: May 13, 2025 Pay Range: Classified Salary Schedule- SSN Paraprofessional

Summary:

Severe Needs Paraprofessionals are responsible for working in a team environment in the Severe Support Needs room to assist the teacher in providing educational experiences and support to students. This position may include duties related to the care of students, which may require lifting, assisting with toileting, and assisting with medical tasks.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide instructional assistance to special education students

Monitor and evaluate student progress

Assisting students in a special education classroom

Participate as a classified staff member within the building

Participate in all aspects of special education students schooling experience

Responsible for providing a safe educational environment

Participant in implementing students’ Individual Education Plans and behavior plans

Assist students with personal care, self-advocacy and in getting to and from bus stops, restrooms, lunchrooms, etc. Assist students with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catheterization, suctioning, delivery of oxygen or other medications and diapering. Perform all medical procedures delegated by the school nurse. Lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs. Use alternative language techniques such as sign language or voice activated computer systems when needed.

Assist staff with recording student health information for daily communication between school and family.

Coordinate student health needs between teachers, nurses, and parents. Assist the classroom and health services staff to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP) and health care plans. Provide emergency and routine health care and/or first aid, administer medications adhering to District and state procedures, and perform delegated medical procedures.

Any and all other duties as assigned

Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience working with middle school age students preferred, but not required
Experience working with students with disabilities preferred, but not required
Applicant must demonstrate a great deal of patience and empathy
Medication administration and medical procedure training required and provided upon hire
Criminal background check

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary range is $17.25-$18.75 per hour, depending on years of relevant experience. The district provides health insurance benefits including dental and vision, PERA retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability, an optional supplemental 401(k) plan, an employee assistance plan, and the ability to enroll in supplemental insurances and savings accounts through a third-party vendor. The Weld RE-9 School District offers a tuition reimbursement program for individuals wanting to continue their education, reimbursement for obtaining a substitute license, and pathways to teacher licensure for interested staff. Weld RE-9 offers sick leave and personal leave as well as other benefits specific to our school district.

Applications:

To apply online, you can use the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/cboces/onlineapp/For questions about the position, applying, or to check on the status of your application, please contact the Middle School Assistant Principal, Keith Juarez, at 970-834-1345 ext. 1200 or [email protected].
The Weld Re-9 School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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To apply online, you can use the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/cboces/onlineapp/ and use the "Volunteer Coach" application. For more information about open positions or about being a coach, please contact our Athletic Director, Kolin Harbecke, by email or phone 970-834-2816. All coaches are considered district volunteers, with certain coaching positions being paid nominal stipends.

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Substitutes

Substitute Teachers

Primary Responsibilities:

Substitutes are tasked with filling in for teachers and other staff members, working directly with students.

Requirements:

A substitute teaching license issued by Colorado Department of Education is required.

For information on substitute licensure, please visit the Substitute for Weld Re-9 page.

Salary and Benefits:

Substitute Teacher pay is $140 per day. Substitutes are enrolled in a PERA retirement plan, earn 1 hour of paid leave accrual for every 30 hours worked, and receive free cafeteria meals.

Applications:

To apply online, you can use the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/cboces/onlineapp/

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Classified (non-licensed) Substitutes

Primary Responsibilities:

Classified substitutes are tasked with filling in for classified staff members, such as food service workers, paraprofessionals, secretaries, and/or bus drivers.

Requirements:

A CDL and bus driver training is required for bus driver substitutes.

Experience in food service, education, paraprofessional, or secretarial/office work is preferred, but not required for other positions.

Salary and Benefits:

Classified substitute pay is $15.25 per hour with the exception of substitute bus drivers, which are paid $18.00 per hour. Substitutes are enrolled in a PERA retirement plan, earn 1 hour of paid leave accrual for every 30 hours worked, and receive free cafeteria meals.

Applications:

To apply online, you can use the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/cboces/onlineapp/

IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLES VI & VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2008, AND COLORADO LAW, WELD RE-9 DOES NOT UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, CREED, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, GENETIC INFORMATION, DISABILITY OR NEED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN ADMISSIONS, ACCESS TO, TREATMENT, OR EMPLOYMENT IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES WHICH IT OPERATES.

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