Paraprofessional

Democracy Prep Public Schools is committed to ensuring all scholars succeed in the college of their choice and lead a life of active citizenship. As a paraprofessional, you will play a vital role in supporting classroom instruction, reinforcing high expectations, and providing individualized support to help every scholar grow academically, socially, and personally.

Anticipated Start Date: Immediate Hire This position is a temporary, part-time position available for immediate hiring with a tentative end date of January 29, 2027. There is potential for an extension of this end date but this is not a guarantee.

Work Schedule:

This position is 29 hours a week with the following schedule: Monday–Thursday: 8:30 AM–2:30 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM–1:00 PM. This is a fully on-site, school-based position requiring in-person attendance at one of Democracy Prep’s school locations. Remote or work-from-home options are not available for this role.

Who You Are

• An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• An educator with a desire to assist students with special needs in a rigorous, college preparation learning environment.
• Somebody with the emotional maturity necessary for the specialized work involved.

What You’ll Do

• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
• Assist the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Monitor work, correct papers, and supervise curriculum-based tasting and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff.
• Alert the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Perform assigned supervision of students (deemed to be) at risk and requiring additional generalized behavioral support during lunch periods, play periods, and on field trips.
• Perform assigned non-instructional classroom duties, such as snack time, bathroom, and clothing routines with students identified for at risk behavioral support.
• When requested, serve as a resource person to the Academic Collaboration Team in response to students requiring intervention level supports.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.
• Participate in in-service training programs as approved.
• Perform other such duties/assignments as directed by the certified staff.

Compensation:

The pay for this position ranges from $19.90 to $24.30 an hour and is commensurate with prior years of equivalent experience.