Anticipated Teacher Assistant Openings for the 2026-27 School Year - BWRSD

Bristol Warren Regional School District•Bristol, RI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Paraprofessional assists teachers with instructional duties and helps provide a safe learning environment. The position works in a classroom with a small group of students or individual students, supporting academic, self-help, communication, mobility, socialization, self-regulatory, and positive behavioral interaction skills. Attendance is an essential function of all BWRSD positions. The role may involve working closely and cooperatively with a team of professionals and support professionals, developing effective relationships with students and adults in the classroom, and putting student needs first. Duties may include specialized instructional and therapeutic tasks unique to a student or classroom. These tasks can be learned on the job, and job-embedded professional development may be provided through an outside consultant as determined by the administration. Additional training may be required when deemed necessary.

Requirements

Ability and desire to work with students across academic, self-help, communication, mobility, socialization, self-regulatory, and behavioral domains.
Ability to work with all children in a sensitive and effective manner.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to learn assigned duties readily and follow prescribed classroom procedures.
Ability to assist with lifting and/or toileting.
Ability to participate in Safety Care Training and be part of the Crisis Intervention and Physical Restraint Team.
Ability to work flexibly and cooperatively with professionals and support professionals, putting students’ needs first.
Patience, consistency, flexibility, tolerance, and empathy.
Ability to perform instructional and therapeutic duties that may be specific to a student or classroom.
Knowledge of specific disabilities covered by IDEA.
Proficiency in essential computer and technology applications as required.
Attendance is an essential function of the position.

Responsibilities

Adhere to the policies of the Bristol Warren Regional School Department and promote the District’s mission, vision, and strategic plan.
Assist with small-group and individual classroom instruction, including social skills development and academic interventions.
Follow teacher direction in assisting or supporting other students within the classroom or building.
Assist with data collection and maintain assigned records and logs.
Provide transitional support to students.
Assist in implementing replacement behaviors and reinforcements for students with behavior intervention plans.
Use prompts and redirection strategies, follow routines and picture schedules, and maintain consistent responses to students.
Attend to children’s personal needs, including dressing, washing, feeding, and diaper changing.
Use essential computer and technology applications as required.
Prioritize and respond professionally and efficiently to student and teacher needs and requests.
Support students’ social-emotional learning, implement team-developed behavior intervention plans, and track data necessary for implementation.
Perform responsibilities unique to RBT Paraprofessionals working with students with developmental, cognitive, learning, physical, and/or social-emotional disabilities.
Assist with student supervision during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and other activities as needed.
Work collegially with other professionals to help create and maintain a positive learning environment.
Perform other assigned duties, which may include reassignment to meet student needs.
Participate in Safety Care Training and serve as part of the Crisis Intervention and Physical Restraint Team.
Follow a toileting plan when a primary student support person is absent.