Job Description:

Location:
  A. Ward Spaulding Elementary School

Date Available:
  01/21/2025

Period of Employment:       
Full-Time School Year – 33.75 hours per week
 
Reports to:                
Building Administrator/Special Services Director
 
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist students with instruction under the direction of a special education teacher.
Assist teacher staff in the implementation of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
They may need to assist with transitioning students to and/or from buses; when necessary, they may need to physically assist students out of or into transportation vehicles.
Students may need to be assisted with specific physical or behavioral needs through transitions within the classroom or school.  Provides assistance with de-escalating student behaviors and reintegration back into the classroom.
Other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications:
Candidate should hold an Associate’s degree or 2 years of college credit or pass a State Board of Education-adopted paraprofessional assessment, which assesses content knowledge in mathematics, reading, and writing and an understanding of how to assist in the instruction of these topics.

Salary:                       
In accordance with the Teamsters Contract
2024/2025 hourly rate range $19.01 - $21.31

Application Process: External Applicants must apply online at www.suffield.org and include a complete list of (3) professional references.