Job Description

JobID: 395

Position Type:

Support Staff/Special Education Assistant

Date Posted:

11/12/2025

Location:

Ault, CO

Date Available:

12/01/2025

Closing Date:

11/19/2025

District:

Ault-Highland Schools Weld RE-9

Open Position

The Weld Re-9 School District headquartered in Ault, Colorado has an open position at ABC Ault.

Job Title:

Preschool Paraprofessional

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Reports To:

ABC Ault Director

Days per Year:

Approximately 111

Job Location:

Research Center/SSN Room

Hours per Week:

9

Revision Date:

May 13, 2025

Pay Range:

Classified Salary Schedule Paraprofessional

Summary:

Preschool Paraprofessionals are responsible for working one-on-one with a 3 year old student at ABC Ault. This position may include duties related to the care of students, which may require lifting, assisting with toileting, and assisting with medical tasks.

THIS POSITION IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS FROM 12:30-3:30 PM beginning December 1, 2025.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide instructional assistance to students


Monitor and evaluate student progress


Assist students in a classroom


Participate as a staff member within the building


Participate in all aspects of student's schooling experience


Responsible for providing a safe educational environment


Participant in implementing students' Individual Education Plans and behavior plans


Assist students with personal care, self-advocacy and in getting to and from bus stops, restrooms, lunchrooms, etc. Assist students with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catheterization, suctioning, delivery of oxygen or other medications and diapering. Perform all medical procedures delegated by the school nurse. Lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs. Use alternative language techniques such as sign language or voice activated computer systems when needed.


Assist staff with recording student health information for daily communication between school and family.


Coordinate student health needs between teachers, nurses, and parents. Assist the classroom and health services staff to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP) and health care plans. Provide emergency and routine health care and/or first aid, administer medications adhering to District and state procedures, and perform delegated medical procedures.


Any and all other duties as assigned

Requirements:

+ High School Diploma or equivalent
+ Experience working with preschool age students preferred, but not required
+ Experience working with students with disabilities preferred, but not required
+ Applicant must demonstrate a great deal of patience and empathy
+ If medication administration and medical procedure training are required for the student, it will be provided upon hire
+ Criminal background check

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary range is $16.25-$18.75 per hour, depending on whether or not the individual student will require medical assistance, and years of relevant experience. The district offers a PERA retirement plan, long-term disability, an optional supplemental 401(k) plan. The Weld RE-9 School District offers a tuition reimbursement program for individuals wanting to continue their education, reimbursement for obtaining a substitute license, and pathways to teacher licensure for interested staff. Weld RE-9 offers sick leave accumulated at a rate of 1 hour earned for every 30 hours worked.

Application:

Applications can be completed by clicking "Apply" in the lower right corner. Position is open until filled.

For questions about the position, applying, or to check on the status of your application, please contact the Director of Human Resources, Lisa Todd, at ltodd@weldre9.org or 970-834-1345 ext. 1018.



The Weld Re-9 School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with Titles VI &VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Weld Re-9 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates.

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