Paraprofessional

Springfield Public Schools VAN SICKLE PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL - Springfield, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps SY26-27 Van Sickle Prep Middle School Para Educator in Training Springfield Public Schools VAN SICKLE PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL - Springfield, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in Springfield Public Schools MA Job Details Job ID: 5895154 Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Posted: Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date: Immediately Job Description Location: Van Sickle Prep Middle School Role: The Special Education Paraprofessional holds primary responsibility for overseeing the implementation of effective, rigorous academic and behavior intervention systems with a small case load of students. The Special Education Paraprofessional will work closely with a small case load of students who need additional supports to be successful in the classroom. This individual will support those students, their families, and their teachers in an effort to fundamentally change the successes they are realizing. Specific Responsibilities Work alongside an experienced special educator to support a small case load of students, driving the academic achievement of students with moderate to severe need; Implement an effective, rigorous academic and behavior intervention system with a small case load of students; Provide consistent and high academic and behavioral expectations; Support student mastery of state, city, and school academic and behavioral standards; Lead daily individual and small group tutoring sessions; and Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues. Qualifications A passionate belief in SPS's mission, values, and educational model; An extraordinarily high bar for student behavior and expectations; An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them; An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges; Proven track-record of high achievement; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills; A sense of humility in the face of success; Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom; A high-school diploma or GED Current authorization to work in the United States – A candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment. 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NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, View email address on click.appcast.io, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at , or both. The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel of Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io. Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to View email address on click.appcast.io Position Type: FT - Full Year Salary: $18.54 to $18.54 Per Hour Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA Equal Opportunity Employer The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation. 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