Paraeducator- CHS (one year position)

CROMWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Cromwell (CT); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension eligibility

Sick and personal time

Job summary

Cromwell Public Schools seeks a paraeducator for Cromwell High School. This is a 1-year position for 30 hours per week (7:45 am - 2:15 pm). The role involves supporting students with disabilities and working under the direction of teachers in diverse classrooms, possibly including therapy activities and field trips.

Responsibilities may include lifting, life-skill instruction, and other duties as assigned by the teacher or building principal. Strong commitment to student support is essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree, 60 college credits, or a passing score on the Para Pro Assessment.
• Experience working with children preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support students with disabilities in all aspects of their day.
• Work under the direction of special and/or regular education teachers in diverse classrooms.
• Assist with therapy activities, lifting, field trips, life skill instruction, and other duties as assigned by the teacher and/or building principal.

Skills

Experience with children

Education

Associates degree / 60 college credits / ParaPro

Job description

Cromwell Public Schools is looking for Paraeducator for Cromwell High School. This is a 1 year position that ends at the end of the academic school year. The paraeducator will work with a variety of students with disabilities. This involves supporting students in all aspects of their day and the ability to work in diverse classroom settings under the direction of the special/and or regular education teachers which may include therapy activities, lifting, field trips, life skill instruction, and all other duties as assigned by the teacher and/or building principal.

Qualifications:

Associates degree, 60 college credits, or a passing score on the Para Pro Assessment. Experience working with children is preferred. Please see link to Paraeducator job description for a complete description of the duties of the position.

Compensation:

$23.37 per hour; 30 hours per week: 7:45 am - 2:15 pm (6.5 hours per day with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break). Sick and personal time, health benefits, eligible for a pension - see Paraeducator Contract for a complete list of benefits.

Start Date:

Starts August 24, 2026

Statement of Non-Discrimination

The Cromwell Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or gender identify of expression, status victim of domestic violence, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.