Boulder Valley School District is committed to create challenging, meaningful, and engaging learning opportunities so that all children thrive and are prepared for successful, civically engaged lives. Our comprehensive and innovative approach to education ensures that each student meets expectations relative to intellectual growth, physical development and social emotional well-being. The district covers approximately 500 square miles and serves the communities of Boulder, Erie, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Nederland, Ward, Jamestown and Gold Hill. Website: BVSD.
Location: US:CO:BOULDER
School: Crest View Elementary
Position Title: School Support Assistant///Paraeducator - Instructional
Position Start Date: November 2, 2026
Position Type: Office Professionals
Bilingual English/Spanish Assessment is Required
Total FTE: .875 - 35 Hours per week - Temporary
School Support Assistant FTE: 0.625 - 25 Hours per week - Temporary through 06/01/2027
Paraeducator-Instructional FTE: .25 - 10 Hours per week - Temporary through 05/21/2027
Work Schedule: 210 Days - 12 Months - August Office
Pay Range:*$24.34 - $31.40
Closing Date: October 21, 2026
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Summary:
The School Support Assistant provides comprehensive clerical, communication, and operational support to ensure safe and efficient daily school operations. Essential duties include serving as a primary point of contact for the building; composing, compiling, and distributing school communications; processing attendance requests and transactions; supporting required reporting; maintaining student records and databases; supporting student open enrollment and registration; assisting administrators and counselors; and providing backup support to the School Office Manager and healthroom operations.
Responsibilities:
School Support Assistant Responsibilities:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for building by providing front-office reception services, supporting visitor management and building security procedures, responding to inquiries, and directing individuals to appropriate personnel in accordance with district policies and procedures.
- Maintain accurate student records in Student Information Systems, including enrollment, withdrawals, schedules, contact and emergency information, immunization records, records requests, and other student information as directed.
- Maintain accurate student attendance records and ensure that attendance is recorded in a timely manner by staff and information submitted by parents/guardians is recorded in Student Information Systems, and support the principal and District Attendance Advocate with attendance concerns, family follow-up, and October Count verification.
- Provide clerical, communication, and operational support to the school community, including managing information, routing messages, coordinating routine processes, collecting and filing student permission slips, composing, maintaining, and distributing communications, supporting daily school operations, and supervising student office assistants as assigned.
- Provide backup support in the health room and support students with delegated tasks from the school nurse and building administrators. Including but not limited to meds, emerg. etc.
- Provide backup support to the School Office Manager as directed by the Principal.
- Support staff with discipline referrals and procedures when the principal or other designee is unavailable. Provide before and after school support for students left unattended by parents/guardians.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Paraeducator-Instructional Responsibilities:
- Supports student achievement by monitoring course progress, grades, completion, and progress toward graduation. Provides timely, consistent, communication with student and parents/guardians around academic achievement and growth gaps.
- Supports students' academic, social-emotional, and behavioral growth by meeting at least bi-weekly with the student and by collaborating with student, parents, Special Ed teachers, counselors, administration, and other school/district personnel and external agencies to mitigate issues, implement plans for improvement, and/or make recommendations to improve plans.
- Participates in the face to face transfer/intake process for student enrollment by collaborating with student, parents, counselors, Special Ed teachers, and administration. In collaboration with Special Ed case manager, reviews IEPs (as needed) to ensure that academic program and credit recovery options meet individual student needs.
- Collaborates with teachers, principal, and other school staff to identify students needs and provides recommendations for teachers' support of student. Shares information as needed to inform teachers' support of student's academic, social-emotional, and behavioral growth.
- Performs basic technical support functions to enroll students in courses, set up parent accounts, and solve general technical problems or connect students to appropriate personnel for resolution. Provides basic instruction to parents and students to use Learning Management System and other technical tools.
- Monitors data and provides basic data collections and analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to inform instructional and management practices, behavioral plans, and/or social-emotional development plans. Participates in collaborative data analysis to inform practice and policies at school level and also for program evaluation and accountability.
- Participates in Professional Development, Leadership, Faculty
- Meetings, and other training or meetings related to job description.
- Assist teacher(s) in preparing materials; laminating, copying, filing, etc.
- Assist with grading, attendance and instructional centers, etc.
- Assist students with classroom activities.
- Assist with curriculum instructional delivery to both individual and small groups to ensure mastering of subjects.
- Supervise and monitor students during playground, lunchroom, field trips, passing periods, classroom activities, etc. Support eloping students by keeping them within 3-5 feet to ensure the student remains safe. Must be physically able to run with student to keep them in close proximity.
- Assist injured or sick students to the health room.
- Cover classroom for short periods (up to 30 minutes) when the teacher is called out of the classroom for staff meetings or other reasons.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Minimum of one year experience in secretarial or clerical work.
- Ability to perform physical labor, including lifting of up to 25 pounds.
- Communicate (read, write, and speak) in English.
- Completed and submitted BVSD online application.
Preferred:
Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job. Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
Experience working with children.
Positive communication, interaction and work experience with diverse people.
Ability to interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
Salary Information:
Salary Placement varies according to experience and education.
- Pay range listed above is for employees newly hired to BVSD or current BVSD employees that are new to the employee group (existing employees currently in this unit please refer to the pay range on the appropriate salary schedule).
BVSD engages in a salary placement process vs. a salary negotiation process. This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience and education. All salaries are set by Human Resources based on a review of qualifications compared to the requirements on the job description; therefore listing all related education and experience on your application is recommended.
Application and Selection Procedure:
- External Candidates: Apply on-line at jobs.bvsd
- Current BVSD Employees: Must apply through the INFOR portal
- If you do not have internet access, a computer is available in the Human Resources Division, Education Center, 6500 E. Arapahoe, Boulder, Colorado.
- Applications are reviewed to match candidates with position qualifications, with a limited number selected for interviews. For the final selection, employment is contingent upon successful completion of the post-offer screening process, including a background check and possible medical examination.
Benefits & Eligibility:
Boulder Valley School District is proud to offer eligible employees excellent benefits which may include:
- Free high-quality Health and Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Personalized Benefits
- Identity Theft Protection
- Flexible Spending Plans
- Retirement Savings Plans
- EcoPass
Please see our Benefits Page for information on the benefits we offer and eligibility information.
The Boulder Valley School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity/expression, national origin, creed, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status in admission or access to, and treatment and employment in its educational programs or activities. Inquiries or complaints: BVSD Legal Counsel - 720-561-5903; Office for Civil Rights - http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/addresses.html