Educational Paraprofessional

Connecticut REAP • North Haven, CT

37d

About The Position

Full-time Teacher Assistant position available for Wintergreen Magnet School in Hamden, CT. Prior successful work experience in a similar position desired. The Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School Community is recruiting a transformative team. Wintergreen was named a School of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America. The vision at Wintergreen is "to provide all students with a safe and nurturing environment that immerses each student in the arts, grounds them in restorative behaviors, and engages their minds to ensure academic and personal success". All educators at Wintergreen are excited about educating the whole child so that "every student leaves our school prepared with the inspiration to creAte, collaboRate, communicaTe, and diScover their passion through innovation and the ARTS" as is indicated in the school's mission statement. Teacher Assistants must possess strong leadership qualities such as creativity and initiative. This position requires sound judgment, dependability, excellent written and oral communication skills as well as a commitment to providing a caring supportive environment for children to learn. External Candidates please apply online at www.aces.org. Internal candidates should apply via the "Careers at ACES" link on Interfaces. EEO/AAE Full-time Teacher Assistant position available for Wintergreen Magnet School in Hamden, CT. Prior successful work experience in a similar position desired. Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School, a K-8 school rich in innovation, inquiry and the arts, serves approximately 630 students from Hamden, New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden and Waterbury. Individual must possess strong leadership qualities such as creativity and initiative. This position requires sound judgment, dependability, excellent written and oral communication skills as well as a commitment to providing a caring supportive environment for children to learn.

Requirements

• leadership qualities such as creativity and initiative
• sound judgment
• dependability
• excellent written and oral communication skills
• commitment to providing a caring supportive environment for children to learn

Nice To Haves

• Prior successful work experience in a similar position
• Minimum of an Associates Degree, at least two (2) years of college (60 credits), or passing score on paraprofessional assessment test (Parapro)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Associate degree