Educational Support Personnel (ESP) at BES .80 FTE PreK

Educational Support Personnel (ESP) at BES .80 FTE PreK

Bourne Public Schools Bournedale Elementary School - Bournedale, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5846681

Final date to receive applications: Jul 29, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Jul 22, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

BOURNE PUBLIC SCHOOLS JD91

Student Specific Education Support Personnel

Reports to:

Student Services Director, Principal, Director of Special Education and Student Services, Assigned Teacher

Job Goal:
To facilitate the individual support required for a specific student(s) as outlined in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan as directed by the Director of Student and Special Education Services, Student Services Director(s), the building Principal, and assigned teacher.

• 1. May be assigned to support students within designated ratios depending on the nature of the disability and learning needs
• 2. Assist, as assigned, in implementing the student(s) daily schedule
• 3. Assist with the supervision of students across settings throughout the day
• 4. Implement the Individualized Education Plan, including providing all accommodations, modifications, and specialized instruction as outlined
• 5. Implement individualized behavior/social emotional plans including data collection
• 6. Follow prescribed criteria for providing and/or fading student support based on data analysis
• 7. Provide academic support based on classroom assignments and curriculum presented, including but not limited to pre-teaching and re-teaching
• 8. Assist students with organization throughout the school setting
• 9. Collaborate with teachers regarding the academic, social, behavioral and physical needs and/or modifications, accommodations, or activities of the total student
• 10. Provide assistance with record keeping, data collection, attendance, collection of money, etc.
• 11. Provide follow up activities to the teacher’s lesson including working with students individually or in small groups under the direction of the classroom teacher
• 12. Respond to the needs of the students, especially at times when the teacher is otherwise not available
• 13. Participate in designated in-service programs
• 14. Provide supervision of assigned student(s) on field trips and other activities and programs
• 15. Perform assigned school duties such as lunch, recess, bus, hall, etc.
• 16. Provide small group instruction/assistance for math, reading, writing, and other activities
• 17. Help maintain a safe classroom environment
• 18. Assist with classroom preparation, organization, and clean up when necessary
• 19. Support the social emotional needs of students through positive relationship building
• 20. Assist students in dressing for the weather as needed
• 21. Monitor and promote physical and social emotional safety throughout the day
• 22. Support students accessing technology
• 23. Provide generalization of instructional practices developed by related service providers (speech, OT, PT, Psychologists, etc.)
• 24. Assist with note taking and/or scribing for the student
• 25. Assist with the development of state assessment portfolios or state assessment proctoring when appropriate
• 26. Ensure that all accommodations outlined in the DCAP (District Curriculum Accommodation Plan) are implemented based on student need
• 27. Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal and/or Building Administrator

• 1. Maintain a record of regular attendance, arrive and depart at specified contractual times and notify the appropriate personnel when absent
• 2. Physical agility and strength to perform job related tasks appropriate for the age and/or grade level
• 3. Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, and run
• 4. Be able to occasionally lift and/or move students/objects
• 5. Must be able to work in a noisy, stressful, high pressure environment while maintaining student safety
• 6. May be assigned to multiple/different classrooms, grade levels, and/or teams
• 7. Ability to respond to emergency situations and/or ability to work independently and make good judgments “in the moment.”
• 8. May be exposed to bodily…