SPED Para Educator

SPED Para Educator

Springfield Public Schools VAN SICKLE ACADEMY – Springfield, Massachusetts

Job : 5798562

Final date to receive applications: Jul 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 23, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026

Open until filled.

Role: The Special Education Paraprofessional holds primary responsibility for overseeing the implementation of effective, rigorous academic and behavior intervention systems with a small case load of students. This individual will support those students, their families, and their teachers in helping them achieve academic and behavioral goals.

• Work alongside an experienced special educator to support a small case load of students, driving the academic achievement of students with moderate to severe need;
• Implement an effective, rigorous academic and behavior intervention system with a small case load of students;
• Provide consistent and high academic and behavioral expectations;
• Support student mastery of state, city, and school academic and behavioral standards;
• Lead daily individual and small group tutoring sessions;
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues.

• A passionate belief in 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 either sixty (60) credit hours of college coursework or an associate’s degree, or a passing score on one of the following assessments:
  Para Pro Assessment (http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) or Work Keys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http:// );
• Current authorization to work in the United States – a candidate must have such authorization by the first day of employment.

• Reading: 5
• Math: 4
• Writing: 3

• Matthew Sullivan, Principal – VAN SICKLE ACADEMY
• Phone: 413‑750‑2887
• Email: sullivanmat

Full Time – School Year

$22.03 to $26.55 per unit (Salary Schedule)

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