Early Childhood Educational Support Professional

Dedham Public School • Dedham, MA

234d

About The Position

Educational Support Professionals work 6 hours per day for the school year. The position is eligible for benefits, Town Retirement, paid holidays and paid sick time. The paraprofessional position can be physically demanding, requiring frequent standing and significant amounts of walking. They may be required to escort students to different classrooms, recess, and field trips, in addition to managing the students' activity levels. While toileting and lifting may not be required in every case, a situation may arise where a paraprofessional will be required to do so. The school environment can be high energy and moderately noisy, and before/after school, recess, and field trips may require time outdoors in inclement weather.

Requirements

• High school diploma
• Experience with students
• Demonstrated effective organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with administrators, colleagues, parents/guardians, and others in the delivery of effective services
• Ability to accept and implement directions
• Ability to be flexible with job assignments as needed
• Consistent and dependable attendance is essential

Nice To Haves

• College degree in education

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with classroom teacher to provide individual, small group and whole class instruction for students
• Supervise students in all environments
• Collaborate with and participate in consultation with special education and related service providers who work with students in the classroom
• Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments
• Effectively implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and other systematic instructional procedures using a variety of instructional grouping arrangements
• Use developmentally and age-appropriate strategies, equipment, materials, and technologies in a manner that facilitates student learning and accomplishes instructional goals
• Enforce discipline in accordance with school, classroom and individual rules, regulations and plans
• Reinforce behavior-management plans, collect data on student performance, or assist students at lunch and recess
• Provide insight into a student's learning style for a general education/special education teacher
• Assist teachers in monitoring student progress regarding academic performance/cognitive development, social development, and behavior
• Assist with classroom management, such as organizing instructional and other materials
• Assist teachers in maintaining students records required by school system or state mandates
• Provide clerical support to teachers, including record keeping, charting, copying material, tracking changes in behavioral modification plans and typing modified lesson plans
• Follow teacher instructions and implement team decisions
• Interact effectively with and demonstrate respect for the views, rights, and contributions of parents, teachers, and other school personnel
• Assist with a wide range of behavioral problems or behavioral modification plans
• Maintain strict confidentiality of individual students and their families
• Support the total school program
• Exhibit proficiency, dependability and punctuality in assigned duties
• Strive to improve professional competence
• Display appropriate personal and professional traits that exhibit a positive role model for students
• Be flexible with job assignments as needed

Benefits

• Benefits eligibility
• Town Retirement
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED