Expanded Learning Time; ELT) Inclusion Specialist

Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Inclusion Specialist – Framingham Public Schools

Position Summary

The Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Inclusion Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all students, especially those with disabilities and/or multilingual learners, are able to safely and successfully participate in all expanded learning program activities. This role works closely with the ELT Group Leader to provide supports, scaffolds, and additional supervision as needed for students who have unique learning and/or behavioral needs.

The ideal candidate is creative, flexible, culturally nimble, and deeply passionate about inclusion and access for all students.

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. A core value, embedded in the district’s philosophy and goals, is that “all children will learn”. Offering equitable access to education to all of our students hinges largely on providing the highest quality teachers in every school and classroom. Diversity among teachers and staff advances student achievement. Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students.

We aim to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world. We strive to inspire our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds, and to reflect the diverse community we serve to create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery.

We want our employees to feel included, valued and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation mingham Public Schools seeks to retain diverse talent and support our people to maintain a long and productive career. Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and strongly encourages applications from minorities.

• Valid Massachusetts Teaching license and SEI Endorsement preferred
• Specialization/licensure in Special Education and/or ESL preferred

• A high school diploma is required; additional post-secondary education credits in a related field are preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an educator in a school or community-based setting required
• Basic knowledge of effective youth development and OST principles, practices, and trends is required
• Experience working with children and adults from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds is required
• Experience with differentiated instruction, IEPs, 504s, research-based inclusion policies and practices required.
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is strongly preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with diverse populations of students, especially students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
• Strong capacity to build and maintain positive relationships with children, staff, families, and supervisors.
• The capacity to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Willingness to engage in positive, proactive and restorative conflict resolution processes
• High level of professionalism, including the ability to follow all district, state, and federal requirements such as those required by the MA Department of Early Education and Care (Elementary) and DESE 21st Century Community Learning Center programs (Secondary).
• Capacity to respond flexibly to multiple priorities in a fast-paced and complex working environment.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and willingness to learn new skills to meet the needs of students and…