Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education Paraprofessional at Holly Park Academy

Job Description

School Information:

Located in Lansing, MI, Holly Park Academy opened in 2009 and serves students K-8. At Holly Park, you can connect passion with purpose.

To learn more about Holly Park Academy click here.

Why Choose Holly Park Academy:

• Academically outperformed our local district nine years in a row.
• Ranked in the top 5 schools in Lansing.
• Supportive, professional, and collaborative team.
• Strong educator support from school leadership and behavioral support specialist.
• Cares deeply for the whole child and offer wrap around services to ensure that their struggles outside of the classroom don't stop learning from happening.
• Fully mapped out curriculum with all the supporting materials (lesson plans, slide decks, scripts, manipulatives, etc.) and are easy to follow.
• Professional development through regular time with your leader, professional learning communities, time with colleagues, and training from our world-class curriculum team.
• Award recipient for School Safety and Employee Engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess student abilities and provide instructional and behavioral assistance for students in accordance with their individual education plan (IEP) and/or their 504-behavior plan as directed by the special education team. Support can be provided 1:1 or in small groups.
• Commit to educating the whole student – academically, morally, and socially.
• Implement result-driven curriculum and instruction specially designed to meet the unique needs of each student resulting from his/her disability such as, resource room, inclusion and/or pullout services.
• Attend professional development, specialized trainings and IEP meetings with special education team and parents as required.
• Assist with the required compliance documentation.

Qualifications

• Must meet state requirements for being a Title 1 paraprofessional.

• Click here for the state requirements.

• Ability to defuse situations and prevent escalation.

• Previous experience supporting individuals with disabilities and/or behavior modifications, preferred.

• Aptitude to understand and navigate technical systems.

• Please click here to find out more about our core values.

• National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.

• Job Info

• Job Identification

• 65656

• Job Category

• Instructional Paras

• Posting Date

• 08/27/2026, 01:59 PM

• Job Schedule

• Full time

• Locations

• 3300 Express Ct, Lansing, MI, 48910, US