Paraeducator (Summit Academy)

Sylvania; Amherst (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Academy in Amherst, MA is seeking a full-time paraeducator to join the Team and school community. The role includes providing direct support and academic instruction to students under the direction of a special education teacher, individually or in small groups.

Responsibilities may include supporting students in social/emotional coping skills, social skills, and self-regulation with guidance from Summit Academy clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Commitment to inclusion that benefits students socially, emotionally and academically.
• Experience with a diverse population within a multicultural school/community.
• Positive outlook, strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to multitask, be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Growth mindset and desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and academic instruction to students under the direction of a special education teacher, individually or in small groups.
• Support students in social/emotional coping skills, social skills, and self-regulation under clinical staff guidance.

Skills

Student support

Behavior deescalation

Data collection

Job description

Summit Academy is the approved public day school of the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools. The school serves middle and high school students on IEPs with learning and social/emotional challenges. The learning environment is small, structured, and supportive to enable students to access education and make progress towards achieving their goals.

The school is seeking to hire a full time paraeducator to be part of the Team and school community.

This position includes providing direct support and academic instruction to student(s) under the direction of a special education teacher, individually or small group. It may also include supporting students in one or more of the following areas as applicable: social/emotional coping skills, social skills, self regulation with support and direction from the Summit Academy clinical staff.

Experience with or willingness to train in order

• - Effectively work with students to support their academic growth and progress
• - Effectively work with students who may require behavioral deescalation techniques and may include physical supports
• - Collect data as outlined by students’ individual programming and overseen by the teacher

Possess the following:

• -Commitment towards inclusion that benefits students socially, emotionally and academically
• -Experience with a diverse population of students within a multicultural school / community
• -Positive outlook, strong interpersonal skills and maintain confidentiality
• -Ability to multitask, be flexible and work within a fast paced environment
• -Growth mindset and desire to learn

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.