Summer - SeaPerch Teacher Assistant Float

Summer - Sea Perch Teacher Assistant Float

Providence School District Superintendents Office - Providence, Rhode Island

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Job : 5766711

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jun 05, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Location: Del Sesto Middle School

Prep Day: June 24, 2026 (2 hours)

Program Dates: Mon-Fri July 6-17, 2026, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Pay Rate: Contractual Rate (contingent upon funding)

Position Type: Part-Time

School

Location:

Del Sesto Middle School

Position Title: Summer - Sea Perch Teacher Assistant Float 1 position

Please note:

Teacher Assistants must commit for entire schedule during the Sea Perch Program.

The Teacher Assistant reports directly to the Principal and works under the guidance and supervision of the principal or his designee. The Teacher Assistant maintains a cooperative staff relationship with all personnel functioning within the educational setting.

• Associate Degree, or 48 College Credits, or a passing score of 461 on the Para Pro Test.
• A Certificate of Completion of an approved Teacher Assistant Training Program, in addition to one of the above or a Bachelor’s Degree that meets RIDE Standards.
• Ability to work with children and be patient, understanding, and effective in meeting their needs.

• Participate in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning.
• Conduct learning exercises that are focused on the student’s individual educational goals 1:1 or with small groups of students.
• Guide students in developing positive relationships with peers and adults.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils in the classroom, corridors, school yards, lavatories, cafeterias, etc... and on field trips.
• Alert the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Collect and distribute educational materials.
• With teacher supervision, correct students’ work and prescribe additional work to remediate students’ weaknesses.
• Operate machines which duplicate or copy information for distribution to pupils.
• Assist the teacher to meet the many personal and physical needs of the child.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Utilize the strategies of Applied Behavior Analysis across all educational programming.
• Maintain and report accurate daily data collection using individualized measurement systems for student’s educational and behavioral plans.
• Assist the teacher in devising and implementing special strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Maintain Crisis Intervention Certification.
• Must be willing to intervene using appropriate crisis intervention procedures that may include but not limited to physical escorts, prolonged standing and other methods of supporting students.
• Commit to attend ongoing professional development sessions; such as those offered by RIDE, the Providence School Department, and Local Union 1033.
• Perform additional teacher assistant duties as requested by the principal, teacher, senior staff or BCBA.
• Must have the ability to navigate and utilize programs such as Google and other programs that are utilized in the classroom and school.

Providence Public Schools is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that is actively seeking to increase minority recruitment among its administrators and teaching staff. PPSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, disability or veteran status. All programs are open to all individuals, regardless of their race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, disability or veteran status.

Providence Public Schools is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that is actively seeking to increase minority recruitment among its administrators and teaching staff. PSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, disability or veteran status. All programs are open to all individuals, regardless of their race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, disability or veteran status.

Providence Public School District participates in E-Verify
. Federal law requires all participating employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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• IER Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish)

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