Paraeducator

About the Job

AVC is looking for Paraeducator(s) to join our team in supporting students in our REACH and Evolution Programs. Position(s) may be assigned to one location/classroom or may float to multiple locations/classrooms:

• Are you ready to build meaningful connections with students who will inspire you daily?
• Are you looking for a job with joy, growth, and connection?
• Do you value working with young people, their families & a team of teachers, paraeducators, nurses, therapists & a clinician?
• Are you interested in making education accessible for youth with complex health and learning needs?

Assabet Valley Collaborative (AVC) is an educational service agency in Metrowest/Central Massachusetts. Our services include school programs, wraparound services, transportation services, professional development, cooperative purchasing and consulting.

We are seeking Paraeducators for our REACH and Evolution Programs! AVC's Reach is a program designed to meet the diverse physical, medical, and learning needs of students ages 3-18. AVC's Evolution Program is a transition program for students 18-22 of age with a range of physical and mental health needs. There is also a potential opportunity to float between the programs depending on the need.

We're looking for a candidate who aligns with the values of our organization, someone that is responsible, compassionate, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, non-traditional, collaborative environment and who believes that student's needs (academic, social, emotional) should be at the center of our work and ever changing.

Paraeducator Role Overview:

Job Responsibilities:

The Paraprofessional at AVC supports the overall programming and services in order to maximize the safety and learning goals within the classroom. Paraeducators will engage in 1:1, small group, and or whole group engagement opportunities. Paraeducators are needed to perform the following roles and additional other duties and responsibilities as needed.

Ideal candidates have:

• Experience working in schools, nonprofits, human service organizations.
• Flexibility, responsibility, and follow through.
• Teamwork skills - including navigating conflict.
• Ability to seek and provide clear and direct feedback.
• Bilingual or multilingual is a plus.
• Ability to thrive within a team while also being able to work independently.
• Valid driver's license, safe driving record and ability to transport students in AVC vehicles/vans (preferred).
• Physical ability to execute job responsibilities that include transferring, lifting, or shifting students or equipment, and managing equipment.

Competitive Benefits include:

• Compensation is competitive within the public school employees sector.
• Hourly pay range: $22.76-$37.04
• Paid leave: 10 sick days and 3 personal days per year.
• $1200 Tuition Reimbursement.
• $1500 Stipend (only for paras) that can be used flexibly (tuition, cash, insurance, etc).
• School-year, 185 day position with a 7 hour reporting day.
• Additional hours and compensation available for summer school service.
• 75% health insurance premiums covered by AVC (High Deductible Health Plan - HDHP).
• With HDHP - AVC offers Health Savings Account (HSA) and contributes 50% of deductible to HSA.
• Participation in MA state pension systems.
• Voluntary benefits: Life, Short-term, Long-term Insurance; Dental.

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