2026-27 Paraeducator - Library/Basic Ed @ Seven Oaks Elementary
$57,158–$67,725 year
On-site · Lacey, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Paraeducator provides instructional and classroom support, supervision and safety-related duties; assists the school and teachers in instruction, supervision, and education of students. Works under day-to-day direction of staff and principals, with duties including assisting teachers in assessment, curriculum implementation, student interactions, and maintaining student progress documentation, while supervising recess, bus duty, hallway, and other safety tasks. Includes responsibilities across Title 1, ESL/ELL, LAP, and Library paraeducator roles, plus potential library and technology assistant duties, with emphasis on supporting diverse learners and maintaining student data and behavior records. Requires collaboration with families and communities, adherence to district policies, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic school environment.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Either an Associate’s Degree or 72 quarter credits of college courses numbered 100 or above OR the ETS Para Pro test.
- May be required to be trained in specific instructional methodologies in such content areas as reading, writing, and mathematics.
- May be required to be certified or to become certified in first aid, CPR, and/or operation of defibrillators.
- Successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities, or have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
- Able to work in an environment with frequent interruptions and changing tasks and priorities.
- Able to assist, console, and manage students who may be emotional, distraught, or frustrated.
- Able to remain calm, focused and in control when working with students, parents, guardians, and community members who may be difficult and challenging to engage.
- Able to follow written and verbal direction and take the initiative to seek clarity and take action when needed.
- Be or become knowledgeable and supportive of classroom management and student discipline procedures.
- Constantly exhibit command and proper enunciation, spelling, syntax and use of the English language to assist and model proper language usage by students.
- Able to organize work and set priorities for accomplishing work in a timely and effective manner.
- Able to protect the confidentiality of student information consistent with FERPA requirements and good judgment.
- Able to work collaboratively and effectively with staff, students, parents, volunteers, and community members.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Skill in the use of office and computer equipment and use of standard office software and student information system software.
Desired Qualifications
- Two years of experience that demonstrates the ability to work successfully with children in a learning environment.
- Education beyond the high school level may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hours, or portion thereof, of education and/or experience.
- Bilingual skills in languages commonly used by District students such as Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese (to be determined by the specific position).
- May be required to be certified or to become certified in first aid, CPR, and/or operation of defibrillators.
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