KINDERGARTEN PARAPROFESSIONAL – WESTFIELD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Position Available In Hampden, Massachusetts

KINDERGARTEN PARAPROFESSIONAL – WESTFIELD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Westfield Public Schools
Westfield River Elementary School – Westfield, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5203442

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Jun 2, 2025

Starting Date:

Aug 31, 2025
Job Description
Westfield Public Schools seeks qualified applicants for the following job position:

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 and will end at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Position Type:

Full-time