Job Opportunities with Expanding Horizons Program, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY 2025-2026]
About The Position
Expanding Horizons is an afterschool and summer program that operates at Collins Middle School and serves Salem students in grades 6-8. LEAP for Education (a Salem-based nonprofit) partners with SPS to operate the program. Expanding Horizons promotes positive youth development, social emotional learning, and student advocacy. Expanding Horizons is seeking one Student Support Advisor and one paraprofessional/Group Leader to work on Mondays and Wednesdays during the 9-week Spring session that will run April 6-June 11 (not during April vacation). The program runs from 3:15-6:00 pm. Student Support Advisor (SSA’s): SSA’s assist Lead Facilitators and Group Leaders in supporting students who need assistance with self-management, collaborating with other students, and more explanation and “chunking” of directions, etc. SSA’s collaborate with facilitators to build in and support accommodations for students with IEP’s. They provide one-to-one support to students and work with small groups. Student Support Advisors build strong positive youth-adult relationships, and do check ins and follow ups with students who have attendance and behavior challenges. SSA’s assist group leaders with leading games and activities to build students’ social emotional skills, and generally assist with student supervision. Group Leaders : Group Leaders are essential in supporting students and assisting lead facilitators in the day-to-day operations of the program. Within their assigned group, Group Leaders lead games and activities to build students’ social emotional skills, reinforce behavior expectations and routines, and provide academic support. Group leaders will build strong positive youth-adult relationships. Each group leader is assigned to one cohort of 15-20 students during our Enrichment block, but helps support all students during the rest of the program day. Program staff who work with Expanding Horizons during the Spring session may be able to continue with the program during our 5-week Summer program (which runs 8:30-2:30).
Responsibilities
- Assist Lead Facilitators and Group Leaders in supporting students who need assistance with self-management, collaborating with other students, and more explanation and “chunking” of directions, etc. (SSA)
- Collaborate with facilitators to build in and support accommodations for students with IEP’s (SSA)
- Provide one-to-one support to students and work with small groups (SSA)
- Build strong positive youth-adult relationships (SSA & Group Leaders)
- Do check ins and follow ups with students who have attendance and behavior challenges (SSA)
- Assist group leaders with leading games and activities to build students’ social emotional skills, and generally assist with student supervision (SSA)
- Lead games and activities to build students’ social emotional skills (Group Leaders)
- Reinforce behavior expectations and routines (Group Leaders)
- Provide academic support (Group Leaders)
- Assisting lead facilitators in the day-to-day operations of the program (Group Leaders)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
