Paraprofessional

Paraprofessional Position

Hiawatha CUSD #426 is looking for a full time paraprofessionals for the 2026-2027 school year. Qualifications: Valid paraprofessional educator license or professional educator license. Demonstrated desire to help all children.

Job Goal: Under guidance from the teacher, and in compliance with a student's IEP, help to enable each student, through safe and efficient transportation, to take full advantage of the complete range of curricular and extracurricular activities offered by the district's schools.

Duties:

• Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tools as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Works with individual students or small/large groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing concepts, or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interest and abilities.
• Constructs classroom materials and/or resources related to academic areas.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students in all school directed activities as assigned by administrator.
• Displays positive communication skills to enhance good classroom relationships with students and teachers.
• Develops communication skills with students.
• Assists students in the library or media center, when applicable.
• Supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Alerts teacher to special information about an individual student, pertaining to the school program.
• Serves as a source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the teacher.
• Assists in implementing behavior intervention plans under the supervision of the teacher.
• Demonstrates regular and punctual attendance.
• Maintains a positive attitude and professional demeanor when dealing with school personnel and the public as a school leader.

Terms of Employment: Nine month school year. Twelve months of individual health and dental insurance provided. Starting hourly rate $15.86. Salary and work year to be established by Board based upon recommendations by the Superintendent.