Special Education Paraprofessional

Paraprofessional Job PostingWe are excited about your interest in our district! District 87 is home to one high school, one junior high, six elementary schools, and one early childhood school. We also have the Bloomington Career Academy which provides career exploration opportunities to high school students at Bloomington High School and surrounding school districts. The minimum starting compensation range for a full-time position will be $21.26/hour. Prior applicable full-time paraprofessional, teaching daycare and/or healthcare experience may be eligible for additional compensation up to $23.12/hour in accordance with the Appendix of the Board-BESP Paraprofessionals agreement. Employment beginning after the normal employment start date will be prorated based on the number of days worked. More detailed information about benefits and costs associated with benefits can be found here. This position will be classified as part of the Paraprofessional employee group.Paraprofessional Hourly Wage Rates: 2025-26 through 2027-28Step 2025-26 2026-27 2027-281 $ 19.66 $ 20.45 $ 21.26 2 $ 20.00 $ 20.80 $ 21.64 3 $ 20.35 $ 21.16 $ 22.01 4 $ 20.69 $ 21.52 $ 22.38 5 $ 21.04 $ 21.88 $ 22.75 6 $ 21.38 $ 22.24 $ 23.12 7 $ 21.72 $ 22.59 $ 23.50 8 $ 22.07 $ 22.95 $ 23.87 9 $ 22.41 $ 23.31 $ 24.24 10 $ 22.76 $ 23.67 $ 24.61 11 $ 23.10 $ 24.02 $ 24.99 12 $ 23.44 $ 24.38 $ 25.36 13 $ 23.79 $ 24.74 $ 25.73 14 $ 24.13 $ 25.10 $ 26.10 15 $ 24.48 $ 25.46 $ 26.47 16 $ 25.07 $ 26.07 $ 27.11 17 $ 25.66 $ 26.68 $ 27.75 18 $ 26.25 $ 27.30 $ 28.39 19 $ 26.84 $ 27.91 $ 29.03 20 $ 27.43 $ 28.52 $ 29.66 21 $ 28.02 $ 29.14 $ 30.30 22 $ 28.61 $ 29.75 $ 30.94 23 $ 29.20 $ 30.36 $ 31.58 24 $ 29.78 $ 30.98 $ 32.22 25 $ 30.37 $ 31.59 $ 32.85 26 $ 30.96 $ 32.20 $ 33.49 27 $ 31.55 $ 32.82 $ 34.13 28 $ 32.14 $ 33.43 $ 34.77 29 $ 32.73 $ 34.04 $ 35.40 30 $ 33.32 $ 34.66 $ 36.04