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Alternative Kindergarten Paraprofessional - Maple Grove

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids, IAJob$16.25/hrPosted 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$16.25/hr
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Alternative Kindergarten Paraprofessional at Maple Grove Elementary supervises students and, under professional staff direction, works with students individually or in groups. The role is classified as a Teacher Associate and is scheduled for seven hours per day. Candidates must meet one of the stated education or assessment pathways and demonstrate the listed interpersonal, communication, and student-supervision abilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ResponsibilityCollaborationFlexibilityIndependent WorkOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationStudent SupervisionRelationship BuildingLifting 50 Pounds

Qualifications

Two-Year Postsecondary Education or Paraeducator Certificate or NCRC Qualifying Score

Full job description

Alternative Kindergarten Paraprofessional - Maple Grove JobID: 16284

  • Position Type:

Paraprofessional/ General Education Paraprofessional

  • Date Posted:

11/4/2026

  • Location:

Maple Grove Elementary School

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

Supervise students.

Under the direction of professional staff work with students individually or in group settings.

Other duties as assigned.

CLASSIFICATION

Teacher Associates

7 hours per day

$16.25/hr

EMPLOYMENT

Start date to be determined

PREPARATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS

Two year post secondary education or Paraeducator certificate or qualifying score on NCRC assessment test required.

Willingness to assume responsibility.

Ability to work well with others.

Flexibility in working with classroom teachers.

Ability to work independently.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Enjoy working with young people.

Ability to effectively supervise students while maintaining a positive

relationship with them.

Regular attendance

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform essential functions successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, assessment data, etc.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising students outside of the classroom.

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.

How this job compares

Set against the 791 open Paraprofessional jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$16.25/hr
  • Iowa median$17/hr50 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr391 hourly ranges

This rate, $16.25/hr, is 4% below the Iowa median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the middle half of Paraprofessional hourly ranges in Iowa.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 76 open Paraprofessional jobs in Iowa and 791 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
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 (121 postings).
Education
11 of the 791 open Paraprofessional jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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