Special Education Paraprofessional SXI 26-ESP-41

NOTICE

OF

VACANCY

POSTING

DATE:

September

31,

2026

POSITION

ID:

26-ESP-41

POSITION:

Special

Education

Paraprofessional

SXI

(Severe

Multiple

Impairment)

LOCATION:

Gill

Elementary

SALARY:

Starting

at

$17.46

(ESP

Master

Contract,

Level

III)

7

hrs/day,

5

days/week,

12

MO

Calendar

START

DATE:

ASAP

DEADLINE:

September

8,

2026

or

Until

Filled

QUALIFICATIONS

High

school

graduate.

Ability

to

communicate

effectively

and

work

cooperatively

with

students,

staff

members,

parents,

and

the

community.

Physical

management

is

necessary

Must

be

willing

to

participate

in

Nonviolent

Crisis

Intervention

within

30

school

days

of

hire

date

and

update

annually

Physical

ability

to

lift,

push,

and

pull

50

pounds

regularly.

Students

require

support

in

areas

of

daily

living

such

as

toileting,

self-care,

feeding,

and

positioning

in

both

regular

classrooms

and

with

adaptive

equipment.

Medical

conditions

necessitate

paraprofessional

support

in

the

areas

of

feeding,

mobility,

or

the

need

for

other

specialized

care

and

safety-related

issues.

Responsibilities

may

include

tube

feeding,

catheterization,

oral

suctioning,

and

tracheotomy

suctioning.

Increased

supervision

and

intervention

may

be

required

due

to

seizure

activity,

allergies,

or

other

medical

conditions.

A

minimum

of

one

(1)

year

of

successful

experience

as

a

teacher

paraprofessional

in

a

special

education

classroom

or

day-care

training

program,

or

advanced

training

in

a

community

college

or

degree-granting

institution

whose

special

education

instruction

and

training

program

has

been

approved

by

the

state,

is

preferred

but

not

required

for

current

ESP

applicants.

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2

BOARD

OF

EDUCATION

EXPECTATIONS

FOR

ALL

FPS

EMPLOYEES

To

ensure

work/choices

contribute

to

the

Learner

Profile

and

District

Goals,

as

demonstrated

by:

1.

Ability

to

create

a

collaborative

culture

through

providing

a

safe

environment

for

employees

to

take

risks,

work

independently

and

interdependently

and

to

value

all

perspectives.

2.

Ability

to

establish

productive

relationships

which

will

support

and

leave

people

better

off

through

engagement

in

courageous

conversations

and

empathetic

interactions

in

order

to

make

choices

that

build

trust

and

understanding.

3.

Ability

to

establish

an

environment

of

continuous

improvement

that

will

provide

data/feedback

and

reflection

that

will

assist

in

identifying

and

solving

problems

in

an

innovative

manner.

4.

Ability

to

establish

an

environment

for

cultural

improvement

by

demonstrating

honesty

with

self

and

others

through

equity,

not

just

equality,

and

seeing

and

embracing

differences

as

assets.

5.

Ability

to

know

your

audience

and

to

tailor

communication

in

a

timely,

clear

and

appropriate

mode;

always

seeking

to

understand.

METHOD

OF

APPLICATION:

Applications

are

being

accepted

online

only.

To

apply

for

this

position,

go

to

the

district's

web

site

at

www.farmington.k12.mi.us

• choose

search

for

open

positions

at

FPS .

Please

contact

gazell.watkins@fpsk12.net

for

any

questions.

It

is

the

policy

of

Farmington

Public

Schools

that

no

person

shall,

on

the

basis

of

race,

creed,

color,

national

origin,

sex,

age,

marital

status,

or

disability,

be

excluded

from

participation

in,

be

denied

the

benefits

of,

or

be

subjected

to

discrimination

in

employment,

or

in

any

of

its

programs

or

activities.