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Job Description
Position Type:
Paraprofessionals/Supervisory Paraprofessional
Date Posted:
1/21/2026
Location:
Denfeld High School
(High-Needs School)
Closing Date:
01/28/2026
Supervisory Paraprofessional - Attendance Improvement/Recovery Assistant
Denfeld High School
$19.23-$21.81/hr | Mon-Thurs | 2:30-5:30pm
Temporary position through June 30, 2027
Job Description:
This is a part time position that supports Denfeld's school improvement plan of increasing student attendance. This job will take place primarily during the after school attendance recovery program; supervising students, serving as an attendance mentor, coordinating focused homework help between classroom teachers and students, and recording attendance data into Infinite Campus.
Job tasks/duties:- Daily entry of students' attendance recovery time earned and classes recovered
- Homework help with students and communicating progress with classroom teachers
- Supporting improved attendance rates in the school and with individual students by working with the Attendance Coordinator and school administration
- Support 5-8 students individually as an Attendance Mentor; monitoring progress, encouraging improvement, communicating with teachers
- Work with Attendance Coordinator and Attendance Action Team supervising after school attendance recovery and in developing and carrying out attendance initiatives Specifics
- Up to 8-12 hours per week, during school calendar days (not to exceed 1.0 FTE) - On site at Denfeld High School before, during, and after Attendance Recovery after school sessions. Mon-Thurs 2:30-5:30pm
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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