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Paraprofessional

Upper West Shore Elementary Dist. #33

Dayton, MTJob$15/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$15/hr
Location
Dayton, MT
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Dayton Elementary School seeks a Paraprofessional to support a multi-level classroom and assist students and staff throughout the school day. The role includes classroom and school activities, with an approximately nine-month work period following the school calendar. The position offers an opportunity for Special Education Paraprofessional certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Working With Children, requiredReliability, requiredOrganization, requiredClassroom Assistance, nice to haveStudent Supervision, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, requiredAptitude for the Work, requiredInterest in Children and Education, requiredDesire to Assist Students, requiredEmotional Maturity and Stability, required

Full job description

Dayton Elementary School is looking for a Paraprofessional to work in a multi-level classroom. Duties may include copying, correcting papers, supervising recesses, Music, PE, helping serve lunch, working with students one-on-one, and working with the Staff throughout the school day schedule. Must enjoy working with children, be reliable, and organized. QUALIFICATIONS: 1. High School Diploma or equivalent 2. Aptitude for the work to be performed 3. Interest in children and education 4. Desire to assist students in a learning environment 5. Emotional maturity and stability necessary for the work involved 6. Such alternatives or exceptions to the above qualifications as the Board find appropriate and acceptable TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Approximately nine month working period per Upper West Shore, Dayton school calendar. 60 day probation. Salary per agreement at time of employment. Position constitutes an employee at will of the Board, with a contract length and salary to be established annually by the Board. Fulfills the requirements of the Montana Paraprofessional Standards. Opportunity for Special Education Paraprofessional certification. HOURS: 8:00 to 4:00 school day, or could include 8:30-5:30 with After School Program for additional paid hours. WAGE: $15/hour, negotiable depending on experience and qualifications EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel. To obtain an application, email or call the Lake County Supt. Carolyn O. Hall at 406-883-7262, or [email protected] Please call for additional information.

How this job compares

Set against the 773 open Paraprofessional jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$15/hr
  • US median$18–21/hr386 hourly ranges

This rate, $15/hr, is 25% below the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Paraprofessional hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 773 open Paraprofessional jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Paraprofessional postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (117 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 424 of the 773 open Paraprofessional jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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