Special Education Paraprofessional - Inclusion

Young World Physical Education; West Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 2,572,000 - 3,301,000; Full time

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Job summary

West Springfield Public Schools is seeking a Special Education Paraprofessional for Fausey Elementary in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The position is full-time and involves supporting students with special needs under the Inclusion model.

Salary is commensurate with the West Springfield Paraprofessional (Unit D) contract with an hourly pay range of $18.67 to $23.96. Citizenship/residency or work visa may be required. Position posted Aug 5, 2026; start date Aug 31, 2026.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 48 college credits attained or Workkeys.
• Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed.
• Experience working with children who have social, emotional, and behavioral disabilities a plus.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s).
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies and field trips.
• Assists teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, lavatories, cafeteria, and bus loading activities.
• Assists with lunch, snack and clean-up routines.
• Participates in in-service training programs.
• Any other duties as assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools.

Education

Associates Degree or 48 college credits attained or Workkeys

Job description

West Springfield Public Schools Fausey Elementary - West Springfield, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Special Education Paraprofessional - Inclusion

West Springfield Public Schools Fausey Elementary - West Springfield, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5872103

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 05, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Job Description

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL

FAUSEY ELEMENTARY

Duties

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s).
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies and field trips.
• Assists teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, lavatories, cafeteria, and bus loading activities.
• Assists with lunch, snack and clean-up routines.
• Participates in in-service training programs.
• Any other duties as assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 48 college credits attained or Workkeys
• Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed
• Such alternatives found to be appropriate
• Experience working with children who have social, emotional, and behavioral disabilities a plus.

Salary: Commensurate with the West Springfield Paraprofessional (Unit D) contract (Hourly Pay Range: $18.67/hour - $23.96/hour)

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Springfield Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis.of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran’sstatus, sexual orientation, genetic information, neurodiversity, gender identity or expression,marital status, or any other class protected by state, federal, or local laws. Equal Opportunityapplies to all areas of employment including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer,termination, layoff, compensation, benefits and all other conditions and privileges ofemployment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Requirements

• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Suzanne Tetrault
• 784 Amostwon Road
• West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]