Long Term Sub- Paraprofessional

Rising Tide Charter Public School; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Rising Tide Charter Public School in Plymouth, Massachusetts is seeking a long term sub paraprofessional to support high school students through December 2026. Successful applicants should have experience working with adolescents and possess strong written language and math skills; a bachelor's degree is preferred.

Paraprofessionals work closely with classroom teachers and special education staff to ensure that students' academic and behavioral needs are met within the classroom.

Qualifications

• Experience working with adolescents in an educational setting.
• Strong written language and math skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist high school students to meet academic and behavioral needs in the classroom.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and special education staff.

Skills

Paraprofessional

Adolescent experience

Written language skills

Math skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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Long Term Sub- Paraprofessional

Rising Tide Charter Public School Rising Tide Charter Public School - Plymouth, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5938758

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 24, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Rising Tide Charter Public School is seeking a long term sub paraprofessional to work with high school students through December 2026. Successful applicants should have experience working with adolescents and possess strong written language and math skills; a bachelor's degree is preferred. Paraprofessionals work closely with classroom teachers and special education staff to ensure that students' academic and behavioral needs are met within the classroom.

School Profile

Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) is a free charter public school in Massachusetts. Rising Tide serves approximately 620 students in grades 5-12 from 20 towns in the school's designated region; the majority of the students are residents of Plymouth.

Rising Tide provides an academically challenging environment with high standards for all in a safe, small, and rewarding setting. Teachers develop the curriculum based upon the schoolwide objectives, benchmark skills, and subject area essential questions; the curriculum is aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. Teachers are encouraged to utilize an inquiry-based approach for building skills, content knowledge and understanding within the classroom. At Rising Tide, full-time teachers are a part of grade-level and curricular teams, are advisors for students, and are given opportunities for leadership within the school. Teachers also design and implement elective courses in addition to the courses in their primary discipline.

To learn more about the school, please visit our website: www.risingtide.org

Rising Tide Goals

• To foster in each student a love of learning and high achievement through encouragement to continuously improve in the acquisition of basic skills through work on integrated projects that reflect life’s real challenges.
• To create a safe, supportive environment where each person treats others with respect and where a student can try new things and take risks without fearing teasing or failure.
• To encourage each student to grow and take increasing responsibility, both academically and socially.
• To create and develop in each student an awareness of the diversity both within and outside of the Rising Tide community and encourage tolerance, acceptance, and celebration of differences.
• To create a close community of students, teachers, parents and community members who work together to encourage all students to develop into successful students, and later, into successful members of their local communities.

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $195 to $215 Per Day

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education > General Special Education

Special Education > Learning Disabled

Special Education > Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Special Education > Special Education Assistant

Welcome to Rising Tide Charter Public School

LOCATION AND PROFILERising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) is a charter public school located in Plymouth, MA. Rising Tide serves approximately 600 students in grades 5-12 from over 20 towns in the school’s designated region.Rising Tide is a free public school that provides an academically challenging environment and high standards in a safe, small, and rewarding setting. The faculty and staff work to fulfill the mission of the school and sustain a school environment that cultivates curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.Teachers develop the curriculum based upon the schoolwide objectives, benchmark skills, and subject area essential questions; the curriculum is aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. Teachers are encouraged to utilize an inquiry-based approach for building skills, content knowledge and understanding within the classroom. At Rising Tide, full-time teachers are a part of grade-level and curricular teams, are advisors for students, and are given opportunities for leadership within the school. Teachers also design and implement elective courses in addition to the courses in their primary discipline.MISSION STATEMENTThe Rising Tide Charter Public School will provide a strong academic program rooted in the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Our students will harvest opportunity from the practice of language, the reasoning of mathematics, the analysis of science and the reflection of history. We want children to hone skills through rigorous studies, but skills alone do not make a whole education. The Rising Tide Charter Public School will also cultivate within its students a sense of belonging to our community, a tie with those who have come before them and a seed on continuity between the Plymouth of today and the Plymouth of tomorrow. The Rising Tide Charter Public School will graduate capable and prepared young adults who have already sown within themselves a sense of place and belonging that will be the bounty of the future, whether they remain among us or venture from our harbor.

Job Requirements

• Please https://risingtide.org/d-b-i-e/ to read Rising Tide's 'Commitment to Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity'.
• Rising Tide Charter Public School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• No phone calls please.
• At least 1 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• Phone: No Phone Calls Please