SYVan Sickle Prep Middle School Instructional Paraprofessional

Grade Level: 6-8

Location:

Van Sickle Prep Middle School

Start Date:

Immediate

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) – established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 2,500 students in our 8 middle schools.

SEZP combines district-based public education with the flexibility of autonomous school models, granting schools meaningful control over curriculum, staffing, scheduling, and budgeting while maintaining clear accountability for student learning and growth.

Across all of its work—including school improvement and educator preparation—SEZP is guided by three core values:

• Access:
  Expanding access to strong learning environments, skilled mentors, and clear pathways for students and educators
• Belonging:
  Building communities where people are known, supported, and accountable to one another
• Opportunity:
  Preparing students and educators to learn, lead, and thrive over time

• High School Diploma or GED, and
• Associate of Arts or Science Degree or higher, or
• 60 undergraduate college credits, or
• Meeting or exceeding the State mandated score on the Paraprofessional Assessment or Work Keys Assessment

• BA Degree with Educator Licensure
• Experience working with special education students in education settings
• A passing score on the Work Keys Exams in the following areas:
• Workplace Documents: 5
• Applied Math: 4
• Business Writing: 3

Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact info@sezp with any questions.

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel of Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103,  ext. 55325, titleix

Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website,

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix