Paraeducator Ii

Position Type: CLASSIFIED (NON-ADMIN)/ PARA EDUCATOR 2

The job of Para educator 2 provides support to the school's instructional program with specific responsibilities for working with individuals and/or small groups of students to assist in improving student achievement and implementing individual plans for instruction. The role of Para educator 2 is differentiated from para educator 1 in that their responsibilities include the support of the documented health and safety needs of students requiring physical intervention.

In addition, Para educator 2 provides support for the operational duties within a school, monitors student behavior across school settings, and may also support student safety, personal care, behavioral and physical supports that may require unassisted lifting up to 50 pounds.

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Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here!

Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Individual positions may be filled via one of the following processes: external hires, internal hires, internal displacements, or internal voluntary transfers.

Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.

The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:

• Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
• Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
• Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
• Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations as well as state laws on discrimination and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For the purposes of nondiscrimination, "neurodivergence" shall be defined as neurological differences including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurodivergent individuals may or may not identify as disabled.

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