Oakwood Collaborative School at Toquam Magnet Elementary School: Special Education Paraeducator

Oakwood Collaborative School at Toquam Magnet Elementary School:
Special Education Para educator

• Date Posted:
  8/24/2025
• Location:
  
  Stamford, CT
• Date Available:
  
  School Year

Stamford Public Schools is Partnering with Cooperative Educational Services to expand in-district programming for students requiring increased support based on their individual needs. Cooperative Educational Services (C.E.S.) is certified and approved by the Developmental Therapy Institute to provide training and consultation using the methods and materials to implement Developmental Therapy and Teaching (DTT). C.E.S has operated highly regarded schools for students with Autism and other Developmental Disorders for more than thirty years.

These schools are presently known as the Oakview Schools. This partnership will allow for SPS students to engage in C.E.S.'s Developmental Therapy and Teaching within their community. Classes will be small and the school day is highly structured, predictable, and highly focused on social communication and emotional regulation as foundations for learning and relating. Classrooms have at least one teacher and four para educators.

Learning is occurring in small groups, with individual instruction as well. Data is taken to drive educational decision making. Related services can include BCBA, speech therapy, social skills, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.

To serve as an integral member of the student support team to provide services to students in accordance with the goals/objectives identified by the Individual Education Plan (IEP) for students in specialized programs, including those with Autism and other Developmental Disorders, with the overarching goal of promoting student independence and autonomy. Students enrolled in this class have difficulties with behavior, social skills, and learning in a general education setting.

• Certified Staff Professional(s) and/or CES administrator in consultation with SPS administrator.

• Support students in increasing capacity to perform tasks independently by using strategies that gradually release responsibilities to students.
• Work with students, under the supervision of a certified teacher, to reinforce behavior and communication skills of students initially introduced by the teacher/supervisor.
• Guide & implement sensory diets under the supervision of the teacher, occupational therapist, and/or administrator.
• Implement behavioral intervention plans under the supervision of a teacher, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), and/or administrator.
• Record achievements and diagnostic tests, under the direction of the teacher, for individual students or groups of students.
• Participation in the documentation of school health based services.
• Assist the teacher in the handling, operation, and care of equipment used in the classroom, including media and instructional materials, assistive technology, augmentative communication devices.
• Assist with daily living needs, such as feeding and bathroom accommodations (i.e. toileting).
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and in other non-classroom activities.
• Support with implementation of goals and objectives (IEP) as assigned by certified staff, and maintain strict confidentiality of the same.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Assist with implementation of Health Care plans for students and other medical needs.
• Alert the teacher(s) regarding any problem or special information related to an individual student.

• Assist with the supervision of students during lunch, recess, arrival and dismissal, assemblies, emergency drills, play periods, field trips, and in other non-classroom activities, as assigned.
• Apply instructional practices consistent with CES programs and the DTT approach, grounded in a multidisciplinary developmental framework. Ongoing professional development and training will be…