STEPHEN KNIGHT CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION
Southeast
Hours Per Day: 7
Salary Range: New hires will be set at $21.50 per hour. The salary range for internal candidates is $21.50 to $26.120 per hour.
**Please note: Applications will be received until March 20, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.**
Subjects and Grades:
* Position begins in school year 2024-2025
* ECE
* Multi-Intensive (MI) Center Program
Essential Functions and Objectives:
- The Early Childhood Education Inclusive Classroom Paraprofessional supports teachers by providing assistance with educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical and daily living needs of preschool children with disabilities in an inclusive preschool setting.
- May assist with conducting testing and assessment, multi-media activities, record-keeping, computer operation, discipline, and other activities, as pertains to working with preschool children with and without disabilities.
- Provides instruction and services in a self-contained classroom for students who need more time for specialized instruction.
- This may include the teaching of general academics, functional academics, behavioral skills, social skills, and daily living skills. Collaborates with general education staff for the successful inclusion of students.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position. For Special Education positions physical demands, click here.
Qualifications:
To see what qualifications are acceptable for this role, please refer to this paraprofessional qualifications guide .
For ECE Para's Only:
Copy of your high school diploma or GED
AND
Must successfully complete ECE 101 within a designated period of time which will be determined after hire.
Additional Information:
-Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
-Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
-Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
-Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.