Elementary Paraprofessional

Seeking part time paraprofessional for the 2023-2024 school year.

This position begins August 9, 2023 and runs through May 24, 2024.

Littleton Preparatory Charter School is a publicly funded, tuition-free* charter school in northwest Littleton. Founded in 1998, our school serves students from Littleton and the entire metro area. The mission of Littleton Prep is to provide a content-rich, academically-rigorous education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly, and caring environment. Our purpose is to inspire children to develop a passion for learning to prepare them for future success.

Our school is looking for an individual who has a genuine passion for working with students and has experience assisting students with special needs. The position requires both academic and social support, and we are looking for a candidate who truly believes in our mission. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping students with special needs participate in the classroom, aiding in the development of individualized education plans and maintaining strong communication with parents, teachers and other professionals.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Constantly required to work indoors; use hands to type on a keyboard; talk in person; communicate verbally, understand verbal communications, communicate with coworkers; interact effectively in group situations. These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by teachers.
• Frequently required to reach, handle, reach 30” to 59”, reach below 29”; carry up to 34 lbs.; use hands to pinch, grasp, manipulate small objects, manipulate large objects, hold object in palm; talk on phone, talk with public, hear in person, hear on phone; communicate with public; read, left hand control, right hand control, two hand control; interact with public or coworkers in person, communicate with coworkers and supervisors, accept supervisor authority, make independent decisions; work outdoors.
• Occasionally required to bend, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach to floor, push, pull; lift floor to chair level up to 34 lbs.; lift desk to chair level up to 34 lbs.; lift above shoulder level up to 10 lbs.; use hands to write; measure; smell; work in varying temperatures.

Employee may have to encounter: steps, narrow aisles, slick floors, uneven surface, ground level entrance, parking, curb ramps and walks, ramps, fumes, odors, dust. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, midrange vision, depth perception, visual accommodation, color vision and field vision. A detailed copy of the position’s job analysis available upon request.

They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, and duties required of teachers. This position description represents the essential functions of this position.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $19.66 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Grade levels:

• Elementary school

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift

School type:

• Charter school

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Littleton, CO 80120: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person