Educational Support Professional (ESP)/Paraprofessional

Pilgrim Area Collaborative • Plymouth, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore. We have an anticipated vacancy for a full-time Educational Support Professionals (ESP) at our Pilgrim Academy location for the 2026-27 School Year. This position is located at our substantially separate school building in North Plymouth. Well-qualified candidates will have experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD. This is a full-time position to start immediately.

Requirements

• Experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD.

Responsibilities

• Work on educational tasks with one or more students as designated by the supervising teacher.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students to ensure their safety.
• Implement behavior programs with students at the direction of supervising teacher. This may entail physical restraints and/or physical escorts.
• Attend mandatory Restraint Training on an annual basis.
• Perform routine cleaning tasks.
• Support students in grooming, toileting, eating and/or self-care skills, as necessary.
• Lift and position physically involved students.
• Implement routine therapy programs as assigned by Physical/Occupational/Speech-Language/Behavior Therapist(s) and/or Adjustment Counselors.
• Correct student work which is objective in nature.
• Provide supervision of students during instructional activities, transitional periods including recess and lunch.
• Meet assigned students in the morning and oversee their departure in the afternoon.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records and student information.
• Establish and appropriate and cooperative relationships with PAC staff as well as any other staff of the building in which the program is located.
• Adhere to the rules of the PAC facility or host school.
• Accept work assignments with any student in the classroom.
• Assist supervising teacher in taking and recording student attendance and data collection.
• Assist supervising teacher in setting and maintaining reasonable standards of classroom behavior.
• Assist supervising teacher in recording relevant data on student performance and student behavior.
• Report all student accidents and misbehavior to the classroom teacher.
• Assist the supervising teacher in collecting, obtaining, and developing individualized classroom materials which will be used for educational development and the enrichment of the classroom.
• Meet with classroom teacher/team as needed during work hours to discuss programming, classroom schedule, and behavioral management issues.
• Participate in mandatory professional development opportunities.
• Perform administrative/classroom duties as requested by supervising teacher.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director and/or Executive Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed