Teaching Assistant - ACCEPT at Medway Middle School

ACCEPT Education Collaborative; Medway (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is seeking a dedicated Paraprofessional/IA to join our middle school program in Medway, MA. You will assist the Special Education teacher and Behavior Specialist, help with instruction, track student progress, and support a safe classroom environment.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years of experience with students who have special needs, an Associate degree or equivalent, and are committed to confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience working with children and/or young adults
• Associate Degree or equivalent experience
• Safety Care certified or willing to get certified
• Team player and dependable
• Ability to follow direction well but work well without supervision when necessary
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience with students with special needs
• Compassion and patience

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of Special Education teacher and Behavior Specialist
• Assist with classroom instruction and provide support and guidance to students
• Maintain a safe, clean and supportive classroom environment
• Collaborate with lead teacher to design and implement a system to track student progress
• Provide assistance to students during non-classroom time and arrange recreational activities
• Attend required meetings and training sessions

Skills

Communication skills

Follow directions

Team player

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Compassion

Calm under pressure

Experience with special needs

Safety Care certification

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field

Job description

Job Details

Job ID: 5928024
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 15, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is a regional non‑profit educational organization with locations in Medway and Natick, MA. ACCEPT provides a wide range of programs and services including special education for students with moderate to severe needs, specialized transportation, home‑based services, behavioral and educational consultation, and professional development. ACCEPT offers a continuum of programs and services Prek‑12 and to age 22 for both students in life skills and Therapeutic programs. Our programs address autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral needs, global impairments, cognitive/intellectual disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, and nonverbal learning disability.

Qualifications Required

• 1 – 3 years of experience working with children and/or young adults
• Associate Degree or equivalent experience
• Safety Care certified or able and willing to get certified
• Team player and dependable
• Ability to follow direction well but work well without supervision when necessary
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to work well and remain calm under pressure
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience, ability and desire to work with students with special needs
• Compassion and patience

Qualifications Desired

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field
• Experience working in special education

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of Special Education teacher and Behavior Specialist
• Assist with classroom instruction and provide support and guidance to students
• Maintain a safe, clean and supportive classroom environment
• Work closely with the lead teacher to design and implement a classroom system to track student progress, and take necessary steps to ensure academic progress
• Provide assistance to students during non‑classroom time and arrange recreational activities
• Attend required meetings and training sessions

Things To Do Daily

• Arrive and be prepared before students arrive and stay until all students are picked up, as directed by the classroom teacher
• Check in with the teacher and behavior specialist in your classroom every day
• Help teacher/behavior specialist ensure that student clipboards/data sheets are all set for the day
• Help ensure that the classroom space is clean, organized, and professional
• Keep a walkie talkie with you at all times (tuned to channel 7)
• Collect daily data (behavior and academic)
• Implement individual student behavior support plans
• Implement all student specific reinforcement schedules
• Help support teacher during whole group lessons
• Help run small group lessons as needed
• Implement individual student academic programming if applicable
• Follow schedule created by classroom teacher
• Help create a professional, positive and supportive classroom environment
• Check in with teacher and behavior specialist to communicate any issues that came up during the day
• Inform teacher and behavior specialist of any issues to be followed up on
• Help complete incident reports and restraint reports (communicate relevant data to teacher and/or behavior specialist who is completing paperwork)
• Read email and reply within 24 hours
• Follow‑up with phone messages within 24 hours
• Ensure classroom is cleaned and ready for the next day

Nonessential Functions

• Other duties as assigned
• Occasional travel and transfer between ACCEPT programs to fulfill TA responsibilities at any of ACCEPT’s locations or programs

Success Factors/Job Competencies

• Ability and great desire to work with children with special needs
• Ability to take direction well
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Positive and proactive attitude
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct
• Commitment to company values and mission
• Strong team player

Physical Demands And Work Environment

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move about and may be required to traverse occasionally throughout the school building. The employee must also often remain in a stationary position for considerable periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and perform physical restraint of a student at times of behavioral escalation. The employee is expected to lift at least 20 lbs (i.e. books, school supplies, etc.). The employee must frequently use hand strength to grasp tools. Occasionally s/he operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer). The employee must be able to input information into a computer and as well as read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids. The employee must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, and other staff members in person and on the telephone. In the classroom, the employee must be able to see and hear on a continuous basis in order to ensure the safety, well‑being, and work output of students.

Work Environment: The employee will be working in a normal school environment with an acceptable level of noise. This is not a remote position.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this position/classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

ACCEPT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled

Position Type

Full-time

Salary

$24 to $34 Per Hour

Job Categories

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Welcome to ACCEPT Education Collaborative- Middle School

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is a regional non‑profit educational organization with locations in Medway and Natick, MA. ACCEPT provides a wide range of programs and services including special education for students with moderate to severe needs, specialized transportation, home‑based services, behavioral and educational consultation, and professional development. ACCEPT offers a continuum of programs and services Prek‑12 and to age 22 for both students in life skills and Therapeutic programs. Our programs address autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral needs, global impairments, cognitive/intellectual disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, and nonverbal learning disability.

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Lee Drown, Program Coordinator
• 45 Holliston Street
• Medway, Massachusetts 02053
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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