There are two common approaches to getting hired as a paraprofessional. The first approach is to be hired directly either by a principal or a district office. You will be fingerprinted and your record cleared with the state. The second approach involves going to 65 Court Street and requesting to have your name placed on the substitute paraprofessional registry . Often a substitute paraprofessional job turns into full-time paraprofessional jobs.
Some individuals try the more creative approach of volunteering at a particular school.
They then do a wonderful job and let the principal know of their interest in becoming a paraprofessional when a full-time opening becomes available.