Para Educator ( Part-Time)

Applitrack; Millville (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Naugatuck Public Schools in Connecticut is seeking a Para-Educator to support students under the direction of a certified teacher. You will work one-to-one or in small groups and help maintain materials, equipment, and student records while reinforcing instruction as directed.

Responsibilities include preparing the classroom for the school year, setting up learning centers, assisting with special area classes, participating in meetings, and helping with transportation-related tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Work with students one-to-one or in small groups under a certified teacher.
• Assist in maintaining materials, equipment and records of students.
• Reinforce instruction as directed by the teacher.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing classroom for the school year.
• Maintain daily classroom environment, including setting up learning centers and materials.
• Reinforce skills taught in daily lessons.
• Maintain behavior modification plans and schedules.
• Assist in teacher-prepared group lessons and individual seat work.
• Assist at art, music, physical education and other special area classes when appropriate.
• Participate in all classroom activities including field trips, recess, lunch, and playground.
• Assist with the physical needs of all children including toileting, feeding, dressing and other health needs.
• Attend PPT or IEP meetings when required.
• As assigned perform transportation related duties as needed.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service professional development when required.

Skills

One-to-one student support

Small group instruction

Classroom assistance

Audio-visual equipment setup

Tools

Audio-visual equipment

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Naugatuck Public Schools

Title: Para-Educator
Reports to: Principal, Special Services Director, Teacher
Location: Naugatuck High
JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of a certified teacher, work with students on a one-to-one basis or with small groups and assist in the maintenance of materials, equipment and records of students; and reinforce instruction as directed by the teacher.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in preparing classroom for beginning and ending of school year.
• Assist in maintaining daily classroom environment, including but not limited to, cleaning up when necessary, setting up learning centers, getting materials out and ready for teacher lessons, duplicating material, and setting up audio-visual equipment.
• Reinforce skills taught in daily lessons.
• Maintain behavior modification plans and schedules.
• Assist in teacher prepared group lessons as well as individual child seat work, or specialized program instruction.
• Assist at art, music, physical education and all other special area classes when appropriate
• Participate in all activities of classroom, including but not limited to, field trips, outside recess, lunchroom and playground.
• Assist with the physicals needs of all children where appropriate, including but not limited to, toileting, diapering, feeding, dressing and other health, medical and physical needs.
• Participate in Planning and Placement Team (PPT) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings when required.
• As assigned perform transportation related duties such as: assisting students embarking and disembarking buses, ensuring students are properly secured in seats, proactively addressing behavior problems on buses, checking bus for students before exiting, assisting substitute drivers with routes and times, reporting problems to driver, and following procedures for wheelchair vans if so assigned.
• Attend staff meeting, department meetings, report card conferences and faculty meeting as required.
• Attend in-service professional development when required.

Postings current as of 9/26/2026 7:21:29 AM CST.

Internal applicants only
Substitutes are not eligible to apply for internal positions

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