Paraeducator-High School

Sylvania; Amherst (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania in Amherst, MA is seeking qualified applicants to support the Student Support Program (SSP). The ideal candidate will have experience with diverse student populations and strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with students, peers, and supervisors.

The role may involve supporting specialized programs and students with IEPs across general ed, special ed, and community settings, including vocational sites and college campuses, while promoting social-emotional learning and

Qualifications

• Commitment towards inclusion that benefits students socially, emotionally and academically.
• Experience with a diverse population of students within a multicultural school / community.
• Strong positive, interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with students, colleagues and supervisors.
• Strong ability to work as a member of a professional learning community and multi-disciplinary team including with community based partners (colleges, job sites, etc.).
• Flexibility in assignment which may include supporting specialized programs and/or supporting students with IEPs in general education classrooms, special education classrooms, and in the community (which includes but is not limitedto: at vocational sites and on college campuses to support students with working on independent living skills, vocational skills, recreation/leisure skills, and social skills).

Responsibilities

• Assist in the Student Support Program (SSP).
• Support students with social emotional disabilities in various settings and programs.

Job description

Qualified applicants should possess and/or have experience with the following:

• Commitment towards inclusion that benefits students socially, emotionally and academically
• Experience with a diverse population of students within a multicultural school / community
• Strong positive, interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with students, colleagues and supervisors
• Strong ability to work as a member of a professional learning community and multi-disciplinary team including with community based partners (colleges, job sites, etc.)

Flexibility in assignment which may include supporting specialized programs and/or supporting students with IEPs in general education classrooms, special education classrooms, and in the community (which includes but is not limitedto: at vocationalsites and on college campuses- to support students with working on independent living skills, vocationalskills, recreation/leisure skills, and social skills).

This position assists in theStudent Support Program (SSP) and the ideal candidate will have experience and or interest in helping students with social emotional disabilities.

Highly effective oral and written communication skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to assist students perform tasks, speak to deliver instruction and behavioral directives, and hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.