Join Our SMSD Team

Hiring Paras and Aides
Shawnee Mission School District

Non-teaching career opportunities are available in Shawnee Mission School District schools. If you enjoy interacting with students, consider applying to be a para or aide. We offer a competitive starting salary and benefits package including health insurance, paid leave, and paid holidays and summers off. 

To learn more about these positions, help make a difference in a child’s learning, and how to join the SMSD team visit: www.smsd.org/human-resources

Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessionals assist teachers with educational and non-educational activities. This may include small groups of individual students in teacher-planned instructional activities. They also assist with scoring and checking papers and preparing and copying materials.

Aides
Aides may serve educational or clerical roles and assist the building staff with professional duties as assigned by the school’s principal. Duties may include library aide, classroom support, clerical production, and record-keeping.