VALDEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Northwest

Hours Per Day: 4

Salary Range: New hires will be set at $20.50 per hour. The salary range for internal candidates is $20.50 to $24.90 per hour.

**Please note: Applications will be received until May 25, 2024 . If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline . Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org . **

Bilingual Spanish Preferred

Subjects and Grades:

* Position begins in school year 2024-2025
* ECE

Essential Functions and Objectives:

- The Early Childhood Education Paraprofessional assists with delivery of instruction, care, discipline, and the preparation of instructional materials for three, four and/or five year-old pre-kindergarten students as directed by the ECE classroom teacher.

- The Early Childhood Education Paraprofessional performs classroom duties which may include but are not limited to preparing instructional materials, assisting with student instruction, care and discipline, and keeping the classroom clean and well-organized.

- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position. For Special Education positions physical demands, click here .

Qualifications:

To see what qualifications are acceptable for this role, please refer to this paraprofessional qualifications guide .

E ducation Requirements:

C opy of high school diploma or GED.

Other information:
Experience the Power of Together. Something powerful happens when things come together. Especially when those things are unique, cherished and wonderfully diverse-like languages and cultures, families and communities. At Escuela Valdez, our strong dual-language program helps students of all backgrounds realize their full potential by becoming bilingual and bi-literate in English and Spanish, exploring and celebrating diverse cultures and heritage, and advancing achievement in all academic areas. Our teachers work closely together in partnerships to maximize the academic and social potential of all students so they may become self-confident, well-rounded, responsible, and productive learners. Sound like the best of both worlds? It is!

Additional Information:

-Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129

- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397

- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244

-Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org .

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.