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Job Description
Position Type:
Paraprofessionals/Paraprofessional, ECFE
Date Posted:
1/6/2025
Location:
Piedmont ECFE
Closing Date:
01/13/2025
ECFE Paraprofessional
Piedmont Elementary
8 hours per week | Tuesday and Wednesday | 8:00 am - 1:00pm
Starting Wage: $16.31 - $19.54/hr
Temporary position through June 6, 2025
Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.
Summary:
Duluth Public Schools is seeking an individual to assist teachers, other licensed staff, and parents with the educational and social activities, as well as the care and feeding, of pre-school and elementary school age children. Assists in creating an appropriate educational environment for children.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a minimum of a high school diploma or GED certificate and at least three months experience working with pre-school children.
60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits or a passing score on the Parapro Assessment test
Desirable Qualifications
Knowledgable in child development and parenting
General understanding of early childhood programs and standards
Ability to work cooperatively with children and adults
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, parents, staff and community
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to perform physical aspects of position
Ability to observe and record accurately
Ability to meet federal/state guidelines (where appropriate) and/or to successfully complete specified in-service courses
Demonstrated understanding of issues around economic poverty, privilege, racism, equity and diversity
Effective verbal/written communication skills
Additional Information:
This is a temporary position through June 09, 2023 per Article 7, Section 2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Please contact Human Resources with further questions at noncerthr@isd709.org or 218-366-8722 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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