Classroom Para Educator

Classroom Para Educators assist teachers in providing an innovative, high quality education program designed to meet the needs of all children in the Springfield Public Schools. Classroom Para Educators work with school staff to create an educational environment that meets the needs of all students by providing instructional assistance, classroom support, and implementing effective classroom strategies. Classroom Para Educators in the Springfield Public Schools have a substantial benefit package including competitive wages, paid sick leave, paid holidays, earning incentive days, and Professional Development opportunities, including a robust Para to Teacher Pipeline program.

• Supports direct instruction to children individually, in small groups, and in classroom settings
• Provides assistance with classroom activities
• Prepares instructional materials
• Manages individual and classroom behavior
• Supervises students on field trip activities
• Performs other support services and related duties as requested by Building Principal

Examples of support services and educational settings served by paraprofessionals may include: life skills, developmental classrooms, social, emotional & behavioral support (SEBS), LINKS (Autism) program, visual or mobility orientation, language learning delays and medical care. Additional duties may need to be performed as part of the job requirement in favor of student success.

• A passion for SPS’s mission, values, and educational model
• An extraordinarily high bar for student behavior and expectations
• An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges
• Proven track‑record of high achievement
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills
• A sense of humility in the face of success
• Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
• A high‑school diploma or GED and sixty (60) credit hours of college coursework or an Associate’s Degree, or a passing score on one of the following formalized standardized assessments:
  • Para Pro Assessment (http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)
  • Work Keys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http://)
• Current authorization to work in the United States — a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment

• Reading: 5
• Math: 4
• Writing: 3

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, age, disability, military service, and other protected classes. Retaliation against individuals who oppose discrimination or participate in an equal‑opportunity investigation is prohibited.