School Year 26/27 Paraprofessional- Therapeutic Resource (Long-term Substitute)

Lynn Public Schools•Lynn, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for the School Year 26/27 and is a long-term substitute position. The Therapeutic Resource Para will support special education students across multiple courses and grade levels and assist in implementing behavior intervention plans. Lynn Public Schools is a diverse and dynamic educational district serving approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites. The district is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and responds to the social-emotional needs of every student and family, guided by core values of Inclusiveness, Shared Responsibility, Collaborative Relationships, High Expectations, and Inspiring and Life-Long Learning.

Requirements

Strong desire to work with students in an urban setting
Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children in order to effectively problem solve
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material of skills.
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
Check notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.
Assist with such large group activities as reading aloud, storytelling, etc.
Alerts the regular teacher to any program or special information about an individual student.
Communicates with classroom teacher about any concerns regarding students.
Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of the information about students as is expected of a fully licensed teacher.