Job Description
Paraprofessional Full-Time Rockwood R-6 School District Early Childhood- Eureka - Eureka, Missouri Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in Rockwood R-6
School District Job Details Job ID:
5740254 Application Deadline:
Posted until filled Posted:
May 26, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date:
Aug 18, 2026 Job Description $17.86 per hour (less than 60 college hours; Substitute Certificate) $18.33 per hour (60 college hours or more; Substitute or Teaching Certificate) Assist in a classroom with 3, 4, 5 year old children who receive special education services. 8:15 am - 3:45 pm Monday thru Friday working at the Eureka Early Childhood Center. Start date:
August 18, 2026 Any interested support staff employee eligible to transfer must submit a TRANSFER
application to this posting before the internal closing date to be considered. POSITION SUMMARY
: Assist the teacher with the care and management of students. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Follow the teaching procedures used by the teacher, the teacher's schedule of activities, the continuity of academic progression and the materials and equipment available. Works with individual students or groups of students to reinforce instruction or skills initially introduced by the teacher. Collaborates with the teacher and service providers in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities. Assists with classroom activities Assists in preparing and maintaining learning areas, equipment, materials and facilities. Assists students in such daily tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using equipment, using the lavatory arrival and departure, snack, lunch, playground and clean up. Operates teaching aids, i.e., SMART Boards, computers, student assistive technology, etc. Alerts the teacher regarding any problems or special information about a student. Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary. Assists with supervision of children Assist with clerical responsibilities assigned by the teacher. Participates in professional development opportunities when appropriate. After proper training, assists with health-related procedures such as, but not limited to, feeding, tube feeding, lifting, positioning, carrying, toileting and cleaning of intermittent catheterization and suctioning. Assists with crisis intervention according to inserviced techniques. Maintains ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students. Follows supervisory chain of command. Maintains consistent attendance to support students Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher or coordinator including serving para staffing needs throughout the program ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Ability to routinely lift up to 25 pounds and to assist with lifting up a child's weight. Ability to bend, twist and lift school supplies and equipment ancillary to the instructional program. Knowledge of procedures to support physical needs of students with medical conditions. BASIC REQUIREMENTS
High school graduate. Experience, or known ability to work with all children in a caring manner. EQUIPMENT USED
Standard office equipment. WORK ENVIRONMENT
Paraprofessionals, who do not hold teaching certificates, are required to have received initial orientation, plus fifteen (15) clock hours of training during their first school year of employment. A minimum of ten (10) clock hours each year thereafter is also required. Paraprofessionals will be reimbursed for these hours of training outside of schedule work time. Ability to work in a variety of locations, travel throughout the District, work non-traditional hours which may include evenings and weekends and meet the physical demands of handling a variety of student needs. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand and reach. Position Type:
Full-Time Job Requirements Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information Loretta Dunkmann , Coordinator of Early Childhood Special Education Early Childhood- Eureka Phone:
636-891-6287 Email:
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