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Paraprofessional - Special Education Posting #: 3639 Work Hours: 6.75 hours per day (8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, for 172 contract days (170 student contact days plus 2 inservice days during the school year) per school year.
Job Duties:
  • Assist student(s) with special needs throughout the school day with instruction in basic skills, social skills and routine assistance for students who need support with managing extreme behaviors, toileting, hygiene, medical and mobility needs
  • Supervise special education student(s) to ensure safety
  • Assist with collecting and monitoring of student progress data
Qualifications:
  • High School diploma
  • Highly qualified per MDE requirements for special education paraprofessionals
  • Acceptance of students' disabilities and limitations
  • Must be able to lift, pull, or move a minimum of 50 pounds
  • Accepts direction from supervising teacher(s) and is willing to work as a team
Salary and Benefits: Salary based on the 2025-2027 School Support Employees Agreement Level VI from $21.78 up to $24.18 per hour. Benefits based on full-time employment and may be pro-rated for part-time positions. Benefits may include the following:
  • Health, Dental, Vision Wear, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (with enrollment in an eligible health plan)
  • Medical Flexible Spending Account (with eligibility for insurance)
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)403b Matching Annuity
  • Paid Holidays
  • Discretionary Personal/Sick Leave (PTO)
Deadline: Applications accepted online at www.isd47.org/employment until filled. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 28, 2026.
Note: Candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and criminal background check in order to be eligible for employment.

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$21.78 up to $24.18 per hour

Experience level

Mid

Location

Sauk Rapids, MN

Occupation

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

Industry

Elementary and Secondary Schools

Posted

yesterday

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