Paraprofessional; Special Education

• Date Posted:
  7/22/2026
• Location:
  
  South Main Street School
  (High-Needs School)
• Date Available:
  
  09/01/2026
• Closing Date:
  08/03/2026

• High school diploma;
• Sixty college credits, Associate's Degree, or pass Praxis Exam
• Minimum experience as determined by the board
• Knowledge of child growth and development and appropriate classroom practices and demonstrated ability to assist with instructional activities
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.)
• Appointment may require successful completion of communicable disease, child abuse, CPR, first aid, and /or behavioral management training.
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
• Ability to respectfully manage students, including students with developmental disabilities.
  Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status
• Current residency in New Jersey, approved residency waiver or candidate agrees to obtain residency within one year of employment Have excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative.
• Exhibit a personality that demonstrates interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents and the community.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Provide proof of U. S. citizenship or legal resident alien status by completing Federal Form I-9 in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
• Provide evidence that a criminal record history check has been conducted and clearance has been given by the Department of Education. During the initial six month period provide a sworn statement that the individual has not been convicted of a crime or a disorderly person's offense in accordance with 18A:6-7.1.
• Provide evidence that health is adequate to fulfill the job functions and responsibilities, with reasonable accommodation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 12101 and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6:3-4A.4.
• Pass the state-required Mantoux Intradermal Tuberculin Test as required by N.J.A.C. 6:3-4A.4.
  Meet such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

Principal, Director of Special Services, and Classroom Teacher

To assist the classroom teacher by working with individual and small groups of disabled student(s) to provide them with physical help and emotional support as needed to gain optimum benefit from the district's special education program.

• Assists in taking care of the physical needs of the special education pupil, including putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, pupil hygiene, and using the lavatory. Assists with wash-up and toilet routines including diapering when necessary.
• Assists with individualized instruction and works with small groups of students under the supervision of the special education teacher to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher. Checks notebooks and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher. Assists the teacher in implementing the pupils' goals as set by the IEP. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the Child Study Team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
  
  Assists regular education teachers and special education teachers in devising special learning strategies and/or behavioral modifications based on understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities. Assists the teacher in implementing behavioral management systems. Serves as a chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher. Implements changes to a pupil's program only in consultation with the classroom teacher, child study team, related services staff or administration.
• Alerts the teacher to special needs of individual children.
• Assists, where appropriate, in escorting children to…