Vocational Education Paraprofessional​/Job Coach

Vocational Education Paraprofessional/Job Coach

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Paraprofessional / Educational Aide
• Date Posted: 3/10/2026
• Location:
  
  Cleveland Heights High School
• Date Available:
  
  April 2026

Internal applicants have until Monday, March 16, 2026, to apply.

Responsible for the direct training of students on job duties and requirements. In addition, the Vocational Education Paraprofessional/Job Coach will maintain student job duties and activity plan schedules, and will monitor student performance and communication with student monitors and job site personnel on a daily basis.

7 hours/day (8:15 a.m.

- 3:45 p.m.), 5 days/week, 195 days/year

• Valid state department of education license/permit as determined at the time of appointment.
• Meets all mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
• Basic computer skills deemed appropriate at the time of appointment.
• Behavioral management skills substantiated by training work/experience. Duties may require agility, physical strength and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or require physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, weighing at least 40 pounds, etc.).
• Complies with drug‑free workplace rules, board policies and administrative guidelines/procedures.
• Demonstrates dependability/flexibility. Reacts to interruptions/emerging priorities effectively.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct.
• Exhibits consistent, impartial and resourceful critical‑thinking skills.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Meets all mandated health screening requirements.
• 2 years of college coursework
• OR an Associate's Degree or higher
• OR a high school diploma with passage of the Para Pro Assessment prior to employment.

• Experience with working with special needs and high school students.

Apply online

Step 1, $16.92/hour (non‑degreed), $19.12/hour (2‑year degree); $20.82/hour (teaching certificate)

Brandon Towns Ed.

D., Principal and Lindsay Baar, Coordinator of Student Services

Sean P. Patton, Chief of Human Resources and Operations
Charlene Lightfoot, Confidential Administrative Assistant, Human Resources

Postings current as of 3/12/2026 2:32:34 AM CST.