PRESCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL

Westfield Public Schools seeks qualified applicants for the following vacancy at Highland Elementary school: Preschool paraprofessional JOB SUMMARY: Under the direction of authorized administrators shall:

• Assist the student(s) to whom assigned in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off of clothing, moving from room to room, using the lavatory, feeding and so on.
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assists teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, lavatories, cafeteria, and bus loading activities.
• Assists with lunch, snack and clean-up routines.
• Participates in in-service training programs.
• Any other duties as assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools.

REPORTS TO: Building Principal Terms of employment will be commensurate with the Westfield Public Schools Unit D contract. Performance on this job will be in accordance with the Westfield School Committee policy on evaluation. This position subject to funding.