Special Education Paraprofessional — Inclusive Classroom

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

Benefits offered by this job

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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 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.