Educational Paraprofessional

• LPS
  Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency
  Lakes Educational Partnership
• Spencer
• Spencer, Iowa This job is also posted in Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency, and TeachIowa, Iowa's Marketplace for education jobs
  Job Details
  

Job ID:

5910690

Application Deadline:

Sep 29, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted:

Sep 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:

Immediately

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

Lakes Partnership School serves individuals in elementary through middle school with high levels of behavioral needs. Employees will need to be comfortable working with these individuals, and will be required to physically intervene when necessary, and attend school field trips. Many individuals communicate through challenging behaviors such as: spitting, biting, hair pulling, hitting/kicking, running/elopement or verbal aggression. Through the training that

PLAEA/LPS

provide, we equip our team members with the tools to offer quality interventions to meet and support the individual's challenging behaviors.

QUALIFICATION

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or equivalent

LICENSURE

EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Assist Special Education teacher in implementing the educational program and Behavior Invention Plans for students in a special education classroom

Work cooperatively and collaboratively with AEA staff, resident district staff, and colleagues for the benefit of the student

Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, colleagues, and other team members

Act in the best interest of the student in handling situations that arise

Assist Special Education teacher by reporting student progress and concerns

Utilize technology to perform word processing, Excel, and other clerical duties as assigned

Collect and record student data

Attend and participates in staff meetings, student team meetings, and agency meetings as needed

Participate in professional development and learning opportunities related to job

Be flexible and coachable to learning new strategies

COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES

Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment

Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA

Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived

Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation

Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication

Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency

Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations

Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness

Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions

Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality

Models and integrates technology into daily work

Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both

Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel between schools and sites served

Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can't always be anticipated

BENEFITS

Enjoy a strong benefits package featuring fully paid single health and dental insurance, employer-paid life and disability coverage, and a generous IPERS retirement plan.

Position Type:

1.0 FTE

Salary:

$19.92 to $22.44 Per Hour

Equal Opportunity Employer

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