Secondary Educational Support Professionals

Secondary Educational Support Professionals

Dedham Public Schools - Dedham, Massachusetts

This job is also posted in Dedham Public Schools

Job : 5849267

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

The Dedham Public Schools, home to America’s first tax supported, free public school, is looking for Educational Support Professionals for our middle and high schools.

These are full-time, school-year positions (183 work days per year) and begin on September 1, 2021.

Paraprofessionals work 30 hours per week and are eligible for benefits, including health insurance and paid time off (sick and personal days).

These positions are covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Consistent and dependable attendance is required.

Dedham Public Schools seeks candidates who share our commitment to the advancement of students from underrepresented groups or who have been historically underserved.

Dedham Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Dedham Public Schools ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, sex, age, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, dis/ability, or socioecnomic status. Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.

Qualifications:

• Required:
  
  High school diploma
• Preferred:
  College degree in education
• Experience with students
• Demonstrated effective organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with administrators, colleagues, parents/guardians, and others in the delivery of effective services
• Familiarity with computer software applications including email, word processing and other applications tailored to specific educational needs

This is a great job for newly licensed teachers with limited classroom experience, people studying education at nights or on the weekends, or those individuals looking to transition into public education.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with classroom teacher to provide individual, small group and whole class instruction for students
• Supervise students in all environments
• Collaborate with and participate in consultation with special education and related service providers who work with students in the classroom

GENERAL DUTIES OF Educational Support Professionals

Educational Support Professionals, working under the direction and supervision of a certified teacher who is responsible for the design, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of student progress and instructional programs, provides academic and/or social-emotional support for students during the day.

Support can be provided in whole class, small group, or one on one settings, in all content areas. In addition to classroom responsibilities, Paraprofessionals provide supervision at recess and lunch and perform other duties assigned to them.

Educational Support Professionals may engage in the following activities:

• Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.
• Under the guidance and supervision of a teacher, effectively implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and other systematic instructional procedures using a variety of instructional grouping arrangements.
• Under the direction of the teacher, use developmentally and age-appropriate strategies, equipment, materials, and technologies in a manner that facilitates student learning and accomplishes instructional goals.
• Understand what the teacher expects from students and the consequences of failing to abide by classroom rules. The paraprofessional must enforce discipline in accordance with school, classroom and individual rules, regulations and plans.
• Implement individualized IEP plans.
• Reinforce behavior-management plans, collect data on student performance, or assist students at lunch and recess.
• Facilitate inclusion in general education classrooms and work within a substantially separate program
• Supervise students in all environments, including field trips and the playground.
• Collaborate with and…