Paraeducator Category II - C, Kindergarten JTPS

TO:

All

District

Staff

FROM:

Lisa

M.

Fekete

Superintendent

of

Schools

RE:

ANNOUNCEMENT

OF

VACANCY

DATE:

November 3, 2026 Paraeducator

Position

Title:

Paraeducator-

Classification

II-C

• Kindergarten

Location:

John

Trumbull

Primary

School

Position

Reports

To:

Building

Administrators

Job

ID:

#2699

Internal

Close

Date:

November

10,

2026

External

Close

Date:

November

24,

2026

Anticipated

Start

Date:

Immediately

Required

Certifications

&

Qualifications

A

minimum

of

two

years

of

study

at

the

college

level

(60

credits),

an

Associates

Degree

or

a

passing

score

on

the

ParaPro

Assessment

is

required

Preferred

Qualifications

Previous

experience

working

with

primary

aged

students

Willingness

to

be

trained

to

assist

with

varying

instructional

and

behavioral

needs

of

all

students

Essential

Skills,

Knowledge

Performance

Abilities

Ability

to

carry

out

instructions/lesson

plans

Modify

tasks

in

live

time

as

needed

Ability

to

balance

providing

support

to

students

while

simultaneously

building

independence

as

appropriate

Work

with

students

in

the

classroom

as

needed,

under

the

direction

of

the

classroom

teacher

Effective

use

of

written

and

verbal

communication

skills

Maintain

confidentiality

of

information

regarding

students,

employees

and

others

Establish

supportive

and

compassionate

relationships

with

students

in

the

classroom

Follow

all

applicable

safety

rules,

procedures

and

regulations

to

assist

all

students,

including

those

with

disabilities

or

other

special

needs

Accompany

students

on

field

trips

and

assist

with

their

supervision

Additional

Duties

Perform

all

other

duties

that

may

be

assigned

by

the

Building

Administrator

Terms

of

Employment

184

Days

Step

1-

$19.00

per

hour

Active

ParaeducatorUnion

Members

stay

on

current

step

Work

Schedule

32.5

hours

per

week

(½

hour

unpaid

lunch)

8:35-3:35

(M-F)

All

application

materials

must

be

submitted

online,

through

Applitrack;

should

you

have

any

difficulty

in

submitting

your

online

application

please

contact

(860)945-4813.

• District

reserves

the

right

to

close

the

posting

if

a

suitable

candidate

is

found

prior

to

the

external

closing

date.

Jennifer

Galik

Cc:

Lisa

Fekete

Kristine

DeLeo

Nicole

Cote

Replace:

Bennett,

Bernadette

(transferred)