For Paraeducators
Off-duty work for paraeducators — weekends now, full summers later
If you work as a paraeducator in a Treasure Valley special education classroom, you already know our families' kids in a way most sitters don't. We'd love to put that on a Saturday afternoon.
School-year work tends to be weekends. Summer is full availability if you want it.
Day-job reality
What your week looks like
- • Paraeducator pay in Idaho averages $14 to $17 an hour, mostly hourly W-2.
- • School calendar means real downtime in summer and over breaks — and lighter income during those gaps.
- • Most paraeducators we talk to want side income that respects the credential without piling on more documentation.
The fit
Why a few off-duty hours work
- • $25/hour is a real premium over your day-job rate and you set the hours.
- • Many of our families have kids in West Ada and Boise SD classrooms. There's a good chance you've already met a few.
- • Summer is the obvious overlap — you have time, we have demand from working families.
The difference
What's different from your day job
- • You're sitting, not aiding. Behavior plans stay at school. House rules and routines are the family's, not the IEP team's.
- • No supervisor, no paperwork, no formal documentation. If something needs to be reported under Idaho mandated-reporter law, that obligation is yours personally — same as in your day job.
- • If you know a family from school, you can take their bookings. We'll just ask the family to confirm the prior connection so there's no surprise.
Pay
$25/hour, flat
$25/hour flat. 2-hour minimum. Same rate during school year and summer.
Common questions
- Will my school district care that I sit on the side?
- Most don't, but check your district handbook. We can be flexible about how (and whether) we display your day-job employer on your sitter profile.
- What about summer — can I do longer bookings?
- Yes. Full-day bookings (6-8 hours) are common in summer. Multi-day stretches aren't — our model is ad-hoc.
- Do I need a teaching certificate?
- No. Paraeducators don't typically hold one. Your district credential plus our reference and background checks are enough.
Other roles we work with
Your weekend has options.
Apply now — we'll have you set up in under 15 minutes.