Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)·Prior Lake, Minnesota
This role involves closely supporting children aged 3-5 who require extra care, including physical support such as toileting, feeding, and lifting, while fostering positive interpersonal relationships with them. The paraprofessional will also assist Early Childhood Teachers with instruction, supervision, maintaining a safe classroom, and implementing individualized programming.
Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as a Paraprofessional at Playworks, our early childhood education center!
In this role you will support the teachers and children ages 3-5 in the classroom throughout their day.
The ideal fit for this role is someone who has great attention to detail, excellent teamwork skills, and the ability to remain calm and patient.
If you have compassion, empathy, and a love for working with teachers and children - this is the opportunity for you!
Enjoy weekly pay, on-site clinics, and health benefits.
Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!
Work closely with a child/ren that need extra care and support throughout the day. Compassionately participate in the physical support and care of a child/children, which may include toileting, feeding, positioning, providing behavioral supports and lifting/transferring on a regular basis. Form interpersonal relationships with children to help them feel more motivated about their activities throughout the day. Assist our Early Childhood Teachers with teaching new concepts or translating information for children to understand better, supervising children, and providing children with a positive, nurturing guide.
The
Work
You’ll Do:
Maintain the high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
Establish and maintain a professional and supportive relationship with the children.
Participate in related meetings as requested.
Alert the teacher to any problems or special information about an individual child.
Assist with the supervision of children, classroom activities, meals, snacks and cleanup routines and other specific routines which may include special health, occupational and physical therapy plans, as directed by teacher.
Assist teachers in maintaining a safe and organized classroom environment.
Assists children with activities of daily living and personal care needs when appropriate.
Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on student needs, interests and abilities.
Under supervision of the teacher, work with a child or a small group of children to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
Implement programming geared to the needs of the individual children's style and pace of learning.
Complete required training, ex: crisis prevention, interventions and safe restraint techniques on a yearly basis. Other training as required.
Carry-out proper techniques in de-escalation and child restraint when it is appropriate.
Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org
Market context
Paraprofessional openings in Minnesota are often driven by school support needs, especially for candidates who can communicate clearly, work well with teachers, and stay patient with students. This role can be competitive because experience with children, prior para work, and familiarity with Conscious Discipline are preferred, and the requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. If you are considering applying, review the school’s behavior-support approach and be ready to describe your teamwork and attention to detail.
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