Meadowood Program - Paraprofessional - Summer Program 2026

Meadowood Program - Paraprofessional - Summer Program 2026

Location:  Meadowood Summer Program 2026

Monday, June 29th through Thursday, July 30th
No school July 4th

Reports To: Designated Administrator

Primary Function:  Assist in carrying out the Individualized Education Program for a student or small group of students once trained by a professional staff member.


Duties Include:

• Assist students in meeting their physical needs in order to benefit from the educational program. Responsibilities include lifting, transferring, positioning, feeding, diapering, using adaptive equipment and assisting with personal hygiene routines.
• Assist students in swimming in the pool to enhance their physical mobility.
• Assist students in physical education activities, educational, community, and vocational activities, job training coach at vocational sites, and recording student data.
• Prepare the physical environment for the day's activities including the gathering of materials, maintaining an orderly environment, and securing materials and equipment at the end of the work day.
• Perform routine paperwork and record keeping tasks related to the duties of the profession to whom the paraprofessional is assigned.
• Works cooperatively with all school personnel and students to maintain positive school relationships.
• Demonstrates regularity in attendance and promptness in reporting.
• Apply consistent and appropriate standards of behavior, achievement, and discipline to individual students, as agreed upon with professional staff and as written in the student's IEP.
• Participate in in-service workshops designed to improve competencies in working with students.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or designee.

Qualifications:

1. Must be at least 17 years old
2. Lift up to 50 pounds
3. Current PPD (tuberculosis) screening within the last 5 years
4. Current Criminal Background Check within the last 12-months

To Apply:
External Applicants:
Completed Online Application via Join Delaware Schools
https://www.joindelawareschools.org/
Letter of Interest
Resume'

Internal Candidates:
Completed Online Application via Join Delaware Schools
https://www.joindelawareschools.org/
Resume'

Contact Information:
Kathleen Mattix, Principal
Meadowood School
[email protected]
302-454-3400 

Closing:  Until Filled