Paraprofessional Educator​/Special Education Achieve - Group

Paraprofessional Educator/Special Education Achieve
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Natick Public Schools NHS Achieve
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Job : 5847193

Final date to receive applications: Aug 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jul 22, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

The Natick Public Schools Seek an

Paraprofessional Educator
- Achieve Program/NHS

Start Date:08/24/26

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools.

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Job Title

Paraprofessional
- Achieve Program

Location

NHS/Achieve

Reports To

Reports directly to the building principal (overall program) and the supervising teacher (day-to-day functioning of program).

NOTE:

Paraprofessional Educators are assigned to the Director of Student Services who then ass

Work days/FTE

Full time, hourly 6.0 - 6.25 hours/day

Salary/Benefits

Salary and benefits per contract with the Education Association of Natick Unit S

Benefits Eligible?

Yes

Profile of a Natick Educator

JOB GOAL:
To help maximize student learning by working with individuals and small groups to implement material prepared by the supervising teacher or specialist. Paraprofessional Educators implement prescribed instruction to help maximize student learning by working with individuals and small groups.

Education: High School diploma or GED

Professional Certification:

Specialized Knowledge:

• Thorough understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student, staff and community engagement and cultivation
• Adolescent development
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student engagement

Preferred Experience:

• Work or volunteer experience with 14-22 year old young adults with disabilities.
• Experience with Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Classroom, etc.) and Power School preferred, but will train the right candidate.

Skills:

• Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed
• Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable
• Candidates should have a passion for working with students, families, and colleagues
• Candidates must be flexible and collaborative
• Candidates must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, supportive environment that nurtures student growth
• Candidates must be organized and able to meet ongoing, time-sensitive deadlines for work production

Alternative degrees/experience may be substituted for the above at the discretion of the Superintendent, if such a substitution brings a strong candidate forward.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

• Phone, intercom, personal computer and software applications as outlined above, scanner, copy machine, calculator, camera, printers and fax machine.
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