After School Para - Athletics Track and/or Cross Country bei Mead WA

August 27, 2025

After School Para Educator

Track and/or Cross Country

Mt Spokane High School

Monday – Friday throughout the season

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 Track and/or Cross Country. The duties of the position may vary based on specific assignment and student needs.

Essential Functions

• Provide 1-1 Support to special education students participating in Track or Cross Country.
• Attend all practices and competitions for the sports season.
• Run or Bike alongside a competitor to provide necessary supervision and ensure safety.
• Travel with the team to provide supervision at extra-curricular events/activities/meets, including overnight and/or Weekend trips during districts and state competitions.
• Supports coaches in meeting the supervision, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities.
• Understand and utilize the behavior management plans for the program being supported.
• Assist the coach with crisis intervention while following a student’s individual behavior plan or ERP (Emergency Response Plan) as written by the IEP team
• Demonstrate interest in working with students, including those with special needs
• Encourage and model expected behavior
• Build and maintain a positive, caring relationship with all students
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with all members of the school community
• Learn and apply approaches/strategies to use when working with students in an extra-curricular setting
• Demonstrate sensitivity and respect for diversity among all members of the school/department or district community
• Keep documentation and maintain organized records as required
• Report to assigned duty areas promptly and reliably
• Remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Provide first aid in case of illness and/or injury and report accidents to the coach and building office.
• Perform other duties as directed

Minimum QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current first aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain promptly
• Experience running track or cross country preferred.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to meet the physical demands of accompanying student when running in cross country.
• Demonstrated skill in communicating effectively with all staff, students, and as a team member, both verbally and in writing    
• Ability to work with students in a warm and confident manner
• Knowledge of student safety rules and procedures
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality   
• Previous experience working with students with disabilities is preferred.

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 be able to run with or bike alongside the student throughout the practice.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unaided 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 outside and is frequently required to run, stand, walk; some sitting, stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching;. The job is performed under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or ordinary infectious diseases carried by students.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT and Salary:

As outlined by and in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the Mead Support and Service Professionals and Policies and Procedures of Mead School District. A typical school year consists of 180 days plus 10 holidays, September 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 $19.25 – Max $ 22.27 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 https://www.mead354.org/about-us/department-directory/human-resources/new-pageMead policies and Procedures can be accessed online at https://www.mead354.org/about-us/board-of-directors/board-policies

Each 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 employee’s scheduled employment hours per day to be used for an absence during work hours, or to be accumulated for the purpose of cash 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 least 5 months over a 12-month period are eligible for Retirement through the State Department of Retirement Services.

JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 I have received and reviewed this job description, and I understand all my job duties and responsibilities. I am able to perform the essential functions as outlined.

This job description is intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of the job incumbents. I understand that my job duties may differ according to the needs of my location, department, or the district, without it being specifically included in the job description. If I have any questions about job duties not specified in this description that I am asked to perform, I should discuss them with my supervising building administrator.

I have discussed any initial questions I may have had about this job description prior to signing this form.

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