Program Assistant Footsteps Upper School

Tenney Grammar School; Methuen (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenney Grammar School is seeking a Program Assistant for Footsteps Upper School in Methuen, MA. The role focuses on supporting students with cognitive delays in a self-contained setting and assisting the special education team with behavior management and inclusive practices.

The position requires a high school diploma (associates degree preferred) and experience with children. SPED training is preferred, and candidates should be prepared to work closely with professional staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; associates degree or higher preferred.
• Experience working with children, especially those with cognitive delays.
• SPED training preferred.
• Experience assisting in program implementation, including behavioral interventions.
• Ability to work with professional staff.
• Outstanding preparation/experience may substitute for some qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support students with global developmental, cognitive delays, and physical challenges in a self-contained Lower School classroom.
• Assist with academics: implement lesson plans and programs developed by the special education teacher, manage behavior, and support social skills and inclusion.
• Assist with arrival and dismissal.
• Support inclusion of students into general education classes.
• Knowledge/training if a student uses a communication device.
• Role is physically demanding and may require lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Seek a collaborative team player.

Skills

Child interaction

Behavioral interventions

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma with associates degree or higher preferred

Job description

Program Assistant Footsteps Upper School

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Job Details

Job ID: 5910306

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 01, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

Job Description

Program Assistant Footsteps Upper School

Qualifications

• High school diploma required with associates degree or higher preferred


• Experience working with children, particularly those with cognitive delays


• SPEDIAC training preferred


• Experience assisting in program implementation, including behavioral interventions


• Ability to work with professional staff


• Outstanding preparation and/or experience may be substituted for some of the above qualifications

General Responsibilities

• Support students with global developmental, cognitive delays, physical challenges who attend a self-contained LowerSchool classroom


• Support with academics- implementing lesson plans, programming developed by the special education teacher, behavior management, behavior plan, self-help skills, toileting, social skills, and inclusion throughout the school environment


• Assist with arrival/dismissal


• Support students during inclusion into general education classes


• Knowledge/will be trained if student uses a communication device


• Physically demanding, may need to lift up to 50 lbs


• Seeking team player

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

• Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Welcome to Tenney Grammar School

The Tenney Grammar School community is committed to the total development of our students so they each may achieve their academic, social and emotional potential. We recognize that a safe environment where respect and responsibility for ourselves and our school building is necessary to ensure human equality and academic excellence for all our students.We believe that a positive educational experience is dependent on continued collaboration between home and school. As such, we envision that our community of students, parents and staff will work together as partners to communicate our common goal of educational excellence and positive character development.We realize that the education of all youngsters must be based on a carefully planned developmental curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. This will provide students with relevant learning and life experiences that encourage them to become life long-learners and productive members of our society. Students and parents will be provided with the guidelines for fair and equitable academic standards and expectations at all grade levels, preschool through eighth grade. These standards and expectations will be met by providing students and teachers with an educationally sound and safe environment and the resources necessary to meet them. We will access and utilize community resources, partnerships with private industry and our state of the art technology to maximize and further enhance students’ educational careers.We trust that everyone at the Tenney Grammar School will embrace and emulate mutual respect for all community members as part of their daily participation in this school community. Our school environment must inherently possess an understanding and celebration of diversity of race, culture and ethnicity within its student population. We are committed to fostering students’ awareness and pride in the personal abilities, talents and gifts of themselves and others. It is our belief that accepting and understanding the uniqueness of others and ourselves will bring us closer toward a true celebration of our humanity. To this end, we must learn and utilize the skills necessary to peacefully resolve differences so that all community members are empowered to express their thoughts, feelings and beliefs in a safe and accepting environment.Finally, we will strive to challenge our youngsters to make responsible decisions based on socially appropriate values. We expect that as our youngsters experiment with social and academic decisions they will develop and refine their individual characters to make them contributing and effective members in our society-at-large.

Contact Information

• Glenda Javier , Interim Supervising Principal


• 75 Pleasant Street


• Methuen, Massachusetts 01844


• Phone: ((78) 722-9026


• Email: [e-mail]

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