Para-Educator - Category B

Para-Educator – Category B

Location: Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Job : 5834057

Final date to receive applications: Jul 30, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Jul 15, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $22 to $28 per hour

Reports to:

Director of Special Education;
Special Education Supervisor;
Principal, Special Education and Classroom Teachers.

Job mission:
Facilitate students’ progress toward the goals stated in individual educational plans under the direction of Special Education and Classroom Teachers. Provide instructional and clerical assistance as required.

• Assistance with toileting, feeding and/or lifting and transferring.
• Providing physical restraint; formal de‑escalation and restraint training required.
• Assisting a student whose behavior is consistently disruptive to the classroom and requires frequent removal and/or physical restraint.
• Assisting a student who has significant developmental delays and requires constant supervision for safety.
• Provide academic support and reteaching in or out of the classroom.
• Support teacher with instruction and progress monitoring.
• Support teacher with general classroom duties.
• Provide student support for executive functioning and organization.
• Behavioral support for students needing redirection including removal from classroom.
• Assist a hearing‑impaired student (no sign language required).
• Assist a student with physical or neurological impairment.
• Supervise students for safety on playground, in cafeteria at arrival and dismissal as assigned.
• Assist with data collection, academic and behavioral.
• Assist students with toileting in Pre‑K and K levels.

None.

Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit

F) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement.

• College coursework, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability and interest in children and education.
• Clerical skills desirable.
• Some psychology background desirable.
• Physical ability to handle job responsibilities, including lifting and/or toileting.
• Other qualifications the School Committee deems appropriate and acceptable.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Light lifting, 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Standing (Constant), Sitting (Occasional), Walking/Running (Constant), Lifting (Frequent), Reaching (Frequent), Handling (Frequent), Fingering (Frequent), Talking (Frequent), Hearing (Constant), Near Acuity (Constant), Far Acuity (Constant), Color Vision (Frequent), Field of Vision (Constant). Noise level 3 – moderate intensity.

• Nicole Paris‑Kro, Special Education Director
• 535 Bliss Road
• Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106
• Phone: 413‑565‑4200
• Fax: 413‑565‑4215
• Email: nparis-kro.ma.us

The Longmeadow Public Schools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or pregnancy/pregnancy‑related conditions.