Middle School Paraprofessional Aide

BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools•Jersey City, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring a Middle School Paraprofessional at Empowerment’s Middle School Campus. You will be serving as a one-on-one aide for a Middle School student. This is for the 2026-2027 School Year and beyond! This is a full-time position (not hourly) with a salary, benefits, and paid time off. It is a 10 month contract. Base Salary: $35,500-$37,500. At Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty. Teachers at Empowerment Academy are part of a school-wide team. They receive career-long coaching and professional development support from school leaders; work with their peers in professional learning communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and solve problems; and partner with an array of specialists to meet scholars’ diverse needs. Examples of such teacher supports include: Abundant planning periods during the school day; A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials; High-quality formative assessments, aligned with the curriculum, that help identify when students have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item; and Full-time reading and math specialists who tutor students struggling to master an essential skill, and counselors and social workers who help students struggling with non-academic problems.

Requirements

Completed 2 years of college and possess an Associate’s or higher degree.
Good communications skills
Basic administrative skills
Team player who possesses maturity, a strong work ethic, and a whatever-it-takes to help children attitude.