After School Para Athletics

November 17 2025

After School Para Educator

Wrestling

Highland Middle School

Monday - Friday throughout the season

Weekends as needed

• Practice and event times may vary so individuals in this position must have the flexibility to attend all practices and events.

JOB SUMMARY

The Paraeducator (Special Education) provides support and assistance in supervising special education or 504 students participating in after-school sports. The duties of the position may vary based on specific assignments and student needs.

Essential Functions

Minimum QUALIFICATIONS

Education / Training

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT and Salary :

As outlined by and in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the Mead Support and Service Professionalsand the Policies and Procedures of Mead School District. A typical school year consists of 180 days plus 10 holidaysSeptember through June of each school year. The number of days may vary by position as defined within the CBA.

The salary range for the position is : Min $19.13 Max $22.16 before longevity. Salary placement will be at step 1 on the scale for the position unless otherwise noted within the contract. CBAs and Salary Schedules can be reviewed from the Human Resources page of the Mead School District website at Mead policies and Procedures can be accessed online at employee shall accumulate twelve (12) days of sick leave per year. An employee employed less than a full work year shall be entitled to a proportionate part of the sick leave allowance. A maximum of three (3) days of annual leave are provided for all employees based on the employees scheduled employment hours per day to be used for an absence during work hours or to be accumulated for the purpose of cashing out.

Employees anticipated to work more than 630 hours per year will be eligible for Benefits through the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Standard benefits include Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability. Positions anticipated to work 70 hours or more per month for at least5 months over a 12-month period are eligible for Retirement through the State Department of Retirement Services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A person working in this position will exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally while carrying pushing and / or pulling to move objects. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 poundsunaided and may lift over 50 pounds with the assistance of another person and / or a lift assist. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit stoop kneel and / or crouch and have significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and / or ordinary infectious diseases carried by students.

APPLICATION

MEMBERS of Mead Support and Service interested in this position need to apply for this position via the application system Talent Ed Recruit & Hire at the internal postings via the Internal link on the upper right-hand corner of the page. You will need to log in using your district email to see internal postings. Please complete the required information on the internal application including uploading the required documents to your profile on or before 11 : 59 PM November 24th 2025.

All other applicants interested in this position must apply for this posting through a link to our online applicant system found on the website at . Upload the required documents to your application. Below is a list of required materials. If you have questions regarding this process you may contact Shelli Nemec at the District Administration Building or email The application along with all required documents must be completed on or before 11 : 59 PM September 3 2025. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION

Verification of identity and United States work authorization must be completed before employment commences. The successful candidate for this position must be fingerprinted. Employment is contingent upon clearance by the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Mead School District #354 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of sex race creed religion color national origin age veteran or military status sexual orientation gender expression or identity disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed to the Districts Title IX / RCW 28A.640 Officer Section 504 Coordinator Josh Westermann and / or Affirmative Action officer Keri Hutchins or via mail to 2323 E. Farwell Rd. Mead WA 99021. Persons who may need some accommodation in the hiring process should contact the Human Resources Office at .

Key Skills

Experience Working With Students,Organizational skills,Classroom Management,Behavioral Health,Classroom Experience,Mediation Experience,Special Education,Conflict Management,Teaching,Experience with Children,Public Speaking,Word Processing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1