Preschool Special Ed. Paraeducator
Council Bluffs Community School District
Council Bluffs, IAFull-time$16.95–17.4/hrPosted 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Council Bluffs Community School District is hiring a Preschool Special Ed. Paraeducator at Bloomer Elementary School. The position is scheduled for 7.5 hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., including a 30-minute unpaid lunch. Candidates must meet at least one of the listed education or credential pathways. Experience working with young people in an education setting is preferred.
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Preschool Special Ed. Paraeducator JobID: 8689
- Position Type:
Student Support Services/ Paraeducator
- Date Posted:
10/28/2026
- Location:
Bloomer Elementary School
Preschool Special Ed. Paraeducator
Bloomer Elementary School
7.5 hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
Pay Range: $16.95 - $17.40/hour
Competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, IPERS retirement, personal leave, sick leave, and more!
It is REQUIRED that you have AT LEAST ONE (1) of the following to be qualified for this position.
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AA Degree, OR
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At least 48 credit hours of college courses, OR
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Para Certificate, OR
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NCRC - National Career Readiness Certificate
If you are currently enrolled in a program, please call 712-396-2357.
We are also seeking:
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Experience working with young people in an education setting preferred.
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Ability to become CPR/First Aid certified is required. The District HR Department will set this up.
Questions? Call 712-396-2357.
It is the policy of the Council Bluffs Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, genetic information, ancestry, geographic location, citizenship, political party preference or belief, familial status (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) or any other protected trait or characteristic in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact Human Resources at 712-328-6446.
How this job compares
Set against the 490 open Special Education jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.95–17.4/hr
- Iowa median$17/hr24 hourly ranges
- US median$20–22/hr198 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $17.17/hr, is close to the Iowa median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the middle half of Special Education hourly ranges in Iowa.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 50 open Special Education jobs in Iowa and 490 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Experience
- Special Education postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (101 postings).
- Education
- 161 of the 490 open Special Education jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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