Educational Support Professional (ESP)​/Paraprofessional

Educational Support Professional (ESP)/Paraprofessional

Pilgrim Area Collaborative Pilgrim Academy
- Plymouth, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Location:

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Job : 5847576

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

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

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore.

We have an anticpated vacancy for full-time Educational Support Professionals (ESP) at our Pilgrim Academy location for the 2026-27 School Year. This position is located at our substantially separate school building in North Plymouth.

Well-qualified candidates will have experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD.

This is a full-time position to start immediately.

Performance Responsibilities
- All Educational Support Professionals

• 1. Work on educational tasks with one or more students as designated by the supervising teacher.
• 2. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students to ensure their safety.
• 3. Implement behavior programs with students at the direction of supervising teacher. This may entail physical restraints and/or physical escorts.
• 4. Attend mandatory Restraint Training on an annual basis.
• 5. Perform routine cleaning tasks.
• 6. Support students in grooming, toileting, eating and/or self-care skills, as necessary.
• 7. Lift and position physically involved students.
• 8. Implement routine therapy programs as assigned by Physical/Occupational/Speech-Language/Behavior Therapist(s) and/or Adjustment Counselors.
• 9. Correct student work which is objective in nature.
• 10. Provide supervision of students during instructional activities, transitional periods including recess and lunch.
• 11. Meet assigned students in the morning and oversee their departure in the afternoon.
• 12. Maintain confidentiality of student records and student information.
• 13. Establish and maintain appropriate and cooperative relationships with PAC staff as well as any other staff of the building in which the program is located.
• 14. Adhere to the rules of the PAC facility or host school.
• 15. Accept work assignments with any student in the classroom.
• 16. Assist supervising teacher in taking and recording student attendance and data collection.
• 17. Assist supervising teacher in setting and maintaining reasonable standards of classroom behavior.
• 18. Assist supervising teacher in recording relevant data on student performance and student behavior.
• 19. Report all student accidents and misbehavior to the classroom teacher.
• 20. Assist the supervising teacher in collecting, obtaining, and developing individualized classroom materials which will be used for educational development and the enrichment of the classroom.
• 21. Meet with classroom teacher/team as needed during work hours to discuss programming, classroom schedule, and behavioral management issues.
• 22. Participate in mandatory professional development opportunities.
• 23. Perform administrative/classroom duties as requested by supervising teacher.
• 24. All other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director and/or Executive Director.

To learn more about Pilgrim Area Collaborative, please visit us online grimac.org and find us on Facebook!

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $24.91 to $30.18 Per Hour

Job Categories:

Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

Special Education >
Alternative Learning Environment

Special Education >
Emotionally Disabled

Special Education >
Learning Disabled

Special Education >
Life Skills

Special Education >
Mentally Disabled

Special Education >
Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Special Education >
Multiple Disabilities

Special Education >
Severe/Profound Disabilities

Special Education >
Special Education Assistant

• Rebecca Haugh , Administrative Coordinator
• 6 Resnik Road, Suite 115
• Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360
• Phone:  Ext. 1111
• Fax:
• Email: rhaugh

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