1:1 Paraprofessional

Gardner Public School District • Gardner, MA

397d

About The Position

The position involves assisting the teacher in achieving educational objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them reach the skill levels of the class as a whole. The role requires a strong understanding of the educational environment and the ability to support diverse student needs.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in an educational setting.
• Must be highly qualified with a minimum of 2 years of college or have passed the Para Pro Test.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and field trips.
• Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up-to-date.
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud and story-telling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assists students in the library or media center.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Checks and records student attendance.
• Collects and records collection of money.
• Helps students with their clothing.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by teachers and/or the building principal.

Benefits

• Per Contract

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: No Education Listed