Special Needs Paraprofessional 504 26-ESP-44

NOTICE

OF

VACANCY

POSTING

DATE:

September

15,

2026

POSITION

ID:

26-ESP-44

POSITION:

Special

Needs

Paraprofessional

504

LOCATION:

Warner

Middle

SALARY:

Starting

at

$17.46

(ESP

Master

Contract,

Level

III)

7

HRS/Day,

5

Days/Wk,

10

MO

PARA

Calendar

START

DATE:

ASAP

DEADLINE:

9/22/2026

or

Until

Filled

QUALIFICATIONS

High

school

graduate.

Ability

to

meet

the

State

of

Michigan's

requirement

for

Highly

Qualified

(Associates

Degree

or

equivalent,

60

credit

hours'

post-secondary

coursework

at

an

accredited

college

or

university,

and/or

Work

Keys),

required.

Ability

to

communicate

effectively

and

work

cooperatively

with

students,

staff

members,

parents

and

community.

Possess

academic

skills

to

support

students

in

school

content

courses

to

include

any

additional

building

needs

as

determined

by

teacher,

social

worker

and/or

administrator.

Ability

to

follow

a

medical

plan,

administer

medications

including

the

possibility

of

administering

injections,

and

maintain

confidential

student

records.

Ability

to

effectively

and

accurately

record

student

data

relative

to

student

medical

and

health

needs.

Training

will

be

provided

once

hired.

ESSENTIAL

JOB

FUNCTION

Paraprofessional

will

support

a

student

with

medical

needs.

Assist

in

the

classroom.

BOARD

OF

EDUCATION

EXPECTATIONS

FOR

ALL

FPS

EMPLOYEES

To

ensure

work/choices

contribute

to

the

Learner

Profile

and

District

Goals,

as

demonstrated

by:

a.

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.

b.

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.

c.

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.

d.

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.

e.

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

• select

Employment

on

the

banner

or

click

here .

Please

contact

gazell.watkins@fpsk12.net

for

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.