Special Education Paraprofessional
Flagstaff Academy
- Longmont, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- experience with math and literacy instruction,
- good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills,
- the ability to work collaboratively,
- ability to form positive relationships with children,
- expertise with integrating technology effectively,
- and the ability to use good judgment in problem solving and decision making.
- Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning material or skills introduced by teachers
- Support students in the general education classroom and resource classroom
- Use progress monitoring tools to track student progress
- Guide independent study, enrichment and/or remedial work as assigned by teachers
- Assist with the supervision of students during meals, emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, or field trips
- Assist with supervision of daily routines and schedules
- Participate in appropriate staff development as required to ensure professional growth
- Participate in staff meetings and department meetings as required by supervisor
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Experience working with students with disabilities
- Strong systems orientation and commitment to follow-through
- Experience working with elementary and middle school students
- Provide a K-8 Core Knowledge-based education with a science and technology focus that challenges students to achieve their academic potential
- Provide opportunities for scientific and technological exploration
- Pursue excellence in every student and employee
- Promote, value, and recognize academic achievement and creativity
- Welcome an academically diverse student population
- Respect the individual, classroom, school, community, and world
- Medical & Rx - Employees can choose between two UMR healthcare plans, a PPO or a HDHP, with prescription coverage through OptumRx.
- Teledoc - At no cost to employees, Flagstaff Academy provides access to a telehealth program that offers medical and select behavioral health visits via video or telephone.
- Dental - Dental insurance is provided through Delta Dental of Colorado with Flagstaff Academy paying the full cost for the employee’s coverage.
- Vision - A voluntary vision insurance plan is available through VSP.
- Flexible Spending Accounts - A medical FSA is available for those covered under the UMR PPO plan, allowing employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for unreimbursed healthcare costs. A dependent care FSA is available for employees to pay for qualifying dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- Health Savings Account - A HSA partners with coverage under the UMR HDHP plan, allowing employees to contribute funds on a pre-tax basis to use or save for eligible healthcare expenses now and in the future. Flagstaff Academy contributes $720.00 to the HSA for employee only coverage or $1,200.00 for employee + dependent(s) coverage.
- PERA Retirement - In lieu of Social Security, public employees in the state of Colorado contribute to a tax-deferred retirement account that is administered by Colorado PERA. Employees contribute 11% of monthly earnings while Flagstaff Academy contributes 21.4% to the PERA pension trust fund on the employee’s behalf.
- Life/AD&D insurance - Flagstaff Academy provides a Life/AD&D insurance policy with a $40,000 benefit for each eligible employee.
- Short Term Disability - Flagstaff Academy provides a Short Term Disability policy for each eligible employee.
- Paid Time Off - Employees are granted PTO based on years of service and number of contract days. Part-time employees are granted PTO prorated at the percentage of a 40-hour week.
- Free Childcare - Staff can access childcare before/after school, as well as during all professional development days, through our Dragon Flight program.
- Employee Appreciation - Flagstaff Academy offers an unmatched employee appreciation program throughout the school year.
- Voluntary Retirement Options - Employees may choose to contribute additional funds through payroll deductions to either a 401(k) or 457(b) plan offered through PERA Plus.
- Life/AD&D Insurance - Additional term life insurance is available at a group rate for coverage of employee, employee’s spouse, and employee’s child(ren).
- Long Term Disability - Long term disability insurance is available at a group rate.
- Aflac - Aflac Accident and Aflac Critical Illness plans are available at a group rate.
- Norton LifeLock - Two plans for iIdentity theft protection are available at a group rate.