Paraprofessional - General Education

Description
We are seeking talented individuals who are adept at understanding and adapting to students from many different backgrounds with varied and unique learning needs.

The mission of Global Learning Charter Public School is to challenge and support all students in an inclusive and diverse environment, to achieve academic excellence and prepare for the rigors of post-secondary success in a global community.

Our vision is to be a collaborative leader in education.

We value teachers and staff with diverse skill sets. Studies have shown that historically excluded (people of color, Latino/a and indigenous folks, women, etc) are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At GLCPS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about a particular role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply, anyway. You may be just the righ candidate for this job or other roles within our school community.

Our expectation for teachers and staff is to create an intentional, culturally responsive learning environment inclusive of students from all racial, ethnic, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities, gender and sexual identities, and family structures. We encourage a sense of belonging and an inclusive, positive classroom community for students where they can feel comfortable expressing themselves while developing skills related to critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, inquiry, and interpreting information/data. Our teachers motivate learning by validating all students as asset-based individuals and fully engage students in discussion and other modalities of participation.

At GLCPS, the most important quality that all of our team members possess is a genuine love and respect for children and a desire to help each one of our students succeed. We model and teach collaboration, communication, creative thinking, critical thinking and cultural awareness. Our teachers and support staff meet students and families where they are, and start from there.

We take a team approach to ensuring that each of our students reaches their full academic potential and learns 21st century skills, such as technology literacy, communication, global citizenship and arts exploration. We recognize the importance of addressing our students' social and emotional needs alongside academic and skills growth.

Our campus is located in the beautiful and historic city of New Bedford where Herman Melville once walked its streets and Frederick Douglass lived after escaping slavery. We are located about an hour from Boston, and less than an hour from Providence and Cape Cod. Our teachers love to take advantage of connecting curriculum with community.

OBJECTIVE GOALS: To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Spanish speaking
Previous experience working with multilingual learners

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
Assist the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
Monitors work, corrects papers, and supervises curriculum-based testing and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff.
Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular certified staff.
Performs clerical and instructional duties as assigned by the certified staff.
Alerts the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student.
Performs assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, play periods, and on field trips.
Demonstrated ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.
Participates in in-service training programs as approved.
Maintains safe working environment and encourages colleagues to be safety minded in the performance of all school-related duties.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Approximately nine month working period.
60-day probation.
Position constitutes an employee at will of GLCPS, with a contract length and salary to be established annually by the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the GLCPS policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

Benefits
As a learning community, we celebrate learning every day with our students and staff. When you come on board at GLCPS, you are automatically eligible for a number of initiatives and programs, including:

Tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees up to $1,000 annually
Additional compensation for a Master's degree
Induction and mentoring program for new staff
Annual Professional Development Week for all staff prior to new school year
Weekly professional development session for all staff
Professional development opportunities
One of our top priorities is the health and safety of our students, staff and their families. We want to do everything we can to ensure that you can achieve your professional and personal goals knowing that your family is well cared for. To that end, we provide outstanding benefits to all full-time staff. GLCPS pays:

75% health coverage
75% dental coverage
100% vision coverage
100% short-term or long-term disability
100% life insurance policy with maximum benefit of $100,000

Other benefits include:

Under the MA Family Medical Leave Act, short-term coverage is available for up to 12 weeks; long-term coverage is available for up to 20 weeks.
Flexible spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent Care
Entry into the MA. Teachers Retirement System for eligible staff
Salary scale based on experience

Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Start Date
8/31/2023

Contact Amanda Castro
Phone: No phone calls please.
Fax: (508) 991-4110
acastro@glcps.org
101 Nye Street, New Bedford, MA 02746