ISS Paraeducator — Structured Guidance & Student Support

Hartfordschools; Hartford (CT); Vor Ort; USD 25.900 - 48.651; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ReNEW Schools is looking for an In-School Suspension Paraeducator for the 2026-2027 school year. This role involves maintaining a positive classroom environment for students assigned to in-school suspension, ensuring they engage in their work and behave appropriately.

Candidates should have an Associate's degree or equivalent education, and experience working with children. Multilingual skills are a plus. Salary will range from $25,900 to $48,651 per year based on qualifications.

Qualifikationen

• Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain control of classroom.

Aufgaben

• Set up and maintain the classroom for in-school suspension.
• Monitor students during the in-school suspension.
• Collect and deliver work from students to teachers.

Kenntnisse

Working with groups of children

Patience and understanding of children with behavioral/special needs

Multilingual (English/Spanish)

Ausbildung

Associate's degree

High School Diploma with ParaPro or ParaPathways assessment

Jobbeschreibung

POSTING NUMBER: N224-2627

POSITION:In-School Suspension Paraeducator - 2026-2027 School Year Talent Pool

REPORTS TO: Principal

LOCATIONS: Hartford Public High School (9/3/2026 - 9/17/2026)

Burr Middle School (9/22/2026-10/06/2026)

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Inside Suspension Paraeducator will be responsible for setting up and maintaining the classroom where students will be assigned for disciplinary consequences as an alternative to an Out of School Suspension.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform other related duties as necessary.
• Pick up the class work for the students on ISS.
• Meet the students at the front entrance of the building.
• Escort the students to the In-School Suspension Room.
• Take attendance for students assigned to the ISS and reporting to the main office.
• Maintain a quiet environment where students are engaged in work sent by teachers.
• Monitor student’s reflection sheets.
• Escort students to and from the bathroom in an orderly manner.
• Supervise lunch and clean-up of lunch materials in the ISS room.
• Help students set goals for better behavior.
• Collect work from students at the end of the day and deliver to the teacher.
• Dismiss students outside the building.
• Meet with teachers and/or administration as needed to review the program, implement changes if needed.
• Communicate with teachers concerning their students’ work and/or behavior while on ISS.
• Attend all in-service training/staff meetings offered by the department.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Associate's degree,
• or a High School Diploma and any amount of credits with passing score of 457 on the ParaPro (https://parapro.ets.org/) OR a passing score of 332 (Reading & Writing) and 334 (Mathematics) on the ParaPathways assessment - allowed 12 months from date of hire to pass ParaPathways assessment
• Previous experience working with groups of children
• Patience and understanding of children with behavioral/special needs.
• Ability to maintain control of classroom.
• Must maintain confidentially at all times.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Multilingual (English/Spanish) skills desirable

SALARY AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Pay will be commensurate with experience, education level, and in accordance with the Hartford Federation of Paraeducators' (HFP) Collective Bargaining Agreement salary schedule. This is a 10-month position, and the salary range for school year 2026 – 2027 is $25,900 to $48,651 per year.

UNION AFFILIATION: Hartford Federation of Paraeducators (HFP)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:To be considered, all internal and external applicants must fully complete a Hartford Public Schools’ online application, which can be accessed on the Careers page of the district website, https://www.hartfordschools.org/careers/careers/or through our Applicant Tracking System, Nimble, at https://app.hirenimble.com/jobs/hartford.Candidates’ application and supporting documents will be reviewed.Candidates who advance through the initial review will be notified and placed in the pool for consideration by hiring managers.Candidates will be contacted directly by hiring managers for interviews.

An Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/V/D