School Year 26​/Paraprofessional- Integrated PreK AM​/PM; Long-term Substitute

Job Overview

School Year 26/27 Paraprofessional
- Integrated PreK AM/PM (Long-term Substitute) — Lynn Public Schools, Early Childhood Center, Lynn, Massachusetts.

This job is also posted in Lynn Public Schools.

• Job : 5838971
• Final date to receive applications: Jul 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Posted: Jul 17, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: To Be Determined

Starting salary: Paraprofessionals starting salary is $24.89 per hour. Salary will be adjusted pending verification of additional college credits.

Paraprofessional
- Integrated PreK AM/PM (Long-term Substitute)

Integrated Pre-School — to provide classroom support for 3 & 4 year-old children with and without special needs. Students will attend 5 half-day sessions AM/PM. Duties include physical restraint/diapering/toileting/lifting. Willingness to be trained in and use ABA Techniques/Data Collection.

Lynn is a vibrant, seaside urban community located just north of Boston. The city is known for its contemporary public art, historic architecture, thriving downtown cultural district, and abundant public parks, including the scenic Lynn Shore Reservation and the expansive Lynn Woods Reservation. The district is linguistically and culturally diverse, with 60% of students speaking two or more languages and approximately 17,000 students across 29 school sites.

• 1 Early Childhood Center
• 17 Elementary Schools
• 1 Public Separate Day School
• 3 Middle Schools
• 2 Comprehensive High Schools
• 1 Vocational High School
• 1 Early College High School
• 1 STEAM Academy (Grades 6-12)
• 1 Alternative Education Academy (Grades 9-12)
• 1 TOGETHER Educating and Advancing Multi-Disabled Students Academy (PreK-12)

• Strong desire to work with students in an urban setting
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children to problem solve
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to work with all stakeholders
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

To assist the teacher achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with large group activities such as reading aloud, storytelling, etc.
• Alert the regular teacher to any program or information about an individual student. Communicate concerns regarding students with the classroom teacher.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of student information.

Reports to: Principal and Classroom Teacher

• As negotiated with Lynn School Committee and Lynn Teachers Union/Paraprofessionals Unit.
• 180 days per year

Benefits and Conditions: The City of Lynn offers comprehensive health and dental benefits; plans include Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental, Life Insurance. Voluntary benefits include Flexible Spending Plan (FSA), Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC), and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI). All required items must be completed prior to the start of employment.

Non-Discrimination Policy

The Lynn Public Schools do not discriminate in employment or program participation on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, age, disability, or other protected characteristics as required by law.

Full-Time

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Jacqueline Gallo, Principal
• Early Childhood Center
• Email: galloj

Location information is provided by the posting.