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26-27 Exceptional Student Service: Paraeducator, Severe Needs/Life Skills, at The Childrens Hospital - 177 Days
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A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$37,986 / year median in Colorado
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Aurora Public Schools collaborate with Children's Hospital to provide an educational setting for children who need daily medical and social/emotional care. This para-educator position would be in one of two classrooms at Children's Hospital. This para-educator would support students' access to their general education instruction by running small groups, working 1:1 and/or helping students stay on task and complete academic work. Nurses on the unit will take care of all medical needs. The para-educator would be working directly with an APS special education teacher and Children's Hospital medical staff. This position will require successful completion of APS' and Children's Hospital's hiring requirements.