Kindergarten Paraprofessional Parlin Dual Immersion Portuguese

Everett Public Schools•Everett, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kindergarten Paraprofessional Parlin Dual Immersion Portuguese will support the Dual Language Portuguese Kindergarten classroom at the Parlin School. Paraprofessionals do not typically have child-specific assignments but are assigned to a classroom or classrooms.

Requirements

High school degree or higher.
Enjoys working with children and is dedicated to the education of all children.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking in Portuguese in addition to English.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children in schools, child care settings, or camps.
Experience working in an urban district is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide general support for a classroom or classrooms that support inclusive and culturally sustaining instruction.
Provide small-group or whole-group assistance within the classroom, including support for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
Engage individual learners and small groups in instructional activities.
Provide academic support and carry over the lessons developed by the teacher or special education teacher in small groups.
Develop materials based on specific instruction from the classroom and/or special education teachers.
Create opportunities and instruct students to be independent in various settings across their school day.
Support classrooms and students across multiple grade levels.
Implement behavioral/social support plans to address the social-emotional learning needs of individual students or groups in the classroom (including, but not limited to, attending, noncompliance, task completion, and following rules and classroom expectations).
Provide all accommodations delineated within a student's designated IEP/504.
Implement modifications developed by the classroom teacher and/or Special Education teacher.
Support scaffolds for multilingual learners during classroom and small-group instruction.
Share relevant learner information with teachers and other school personnel to facilitate problem-solving, decision-making, and program planning.
Support students in accessing a variety of technologies.
Complete all required documentation related to incidents, accidents, discipline, assault, etc.
Complete data collection related to academic functioning/student performance that supports instruction.
Facilitate positive relationships and engagement with peers.
Support students in organizing materials, assignments, and schedules.
Ensure that all accommodations outlined in the IEPs are implemented based on student needs.
Support students during their specials, lunch, and recess times.
Facilitate and support students' arrival and dismissal times.
Maintain student confidentiality.
Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities the principal or designee assigns.
Assist medically fragile or physically disabled students in maintaining their hygiene.
Assist students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities with grooming, feeding, toileting, and diapering.