Job Description
REPORTS TO:Special Education Supervisor; Special Education and Classroom Teachers

JOB MISSION: To facilitate the students' progress toward the goals stated in the individual educational plans under the direction of the Special Education and Classroom Teachers. To provide other instructional and clerical assistance as required by the Special Education and Classroom Teachers.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
•assistance with toileting, feeding and/or lifting and transferring
•providing physical restraint; formal de-escalation and restraint training required
•Assisting a student whose behavior is consistently disruptive to the classroom and requires frequent removal and /or physical restraint
•Assisting a student who has significant developmental delays and requires constant supervision for reasons of safety
•provide academic support and reteaching in or out of the classroom
•support teacher with instruction and progress monitoring
•support the teacher with general classroom duties
•student support for executive functioning and organization
•behavioral support for students needing redirection including removal from classroom
•student is hearing-impaired but does not require sign language
•student has physical or neurological impairment
•Supervision of students for safety on playground, in cafeteria at arrival and dismissal as assigned
•Assist with data collection, academic and behavioral
•Assist students with toileting in Pre-K and K levels

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:NONE

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit F) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement.

Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1

Welcome to Williams Middle School!

Welcome to the Williams Middle School web site. Williams is a grade 6 through 8 public middle school in Longmeadow Massachusetts, a suburb of Springfield. We are committed to building relationships with our students to help foster a successful transition from childhood to early adolescence. We strive to create an environment for learning that develops a spirit of inquiry, encourages personal excellence, validates respectful and responsible choices and fosters self-esteem. Our staff is exceptional and offers a strong, diverse curriculum that recognizes and accommodates individual learning styles. Our efforts have resulted in being named a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Compass School for exemplary improvement efforts. Additionally, in 2001, the Mass Insight Education designated Williams as a Vanguard School. To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your webbrowser: https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/ https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/ We offer the traditional academic subjects of language arts, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies along with an exploratory program, which includes art, music, technology education, health and physical education. All classes are heterogeneously grouped with the exception of grade 7 and 8 mathematics. A full year of high school french or spanish is taught in grades 7 and 8. Our outstanding performing arts program includes men's and women's chorus, mixed choruses for grade 6, orchestra, band, and jazz band. Academic, exploratory and performing arts classes take place during a seven-block school day. While we currently offer an exceptional variety of engaging curriculum and a top notch exploratory and arts programs, we continue to look for areas in which to grow. We will continue to grow professionally in the area of differentiating instruction and hope to continue to gather and use data to better inform what we do and how we do it. We are extremely fortunate to have students, families and a community who deeply value education. Williams Middle School has the following goals: Create an environment for learning that develops a spirit of inquiry, encourages personal excellence, and fosters self-esteem. Support and encourage each individual to reach his/her potential. Provide a highly motivated and supportive staff, and a strong, diverse curriculum that recognizes and accommodates individual learning styles. Foster a climate of understanding, compassion, and respect.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The Longmeadow Public Schools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or pregnancy/pregnancy related conditions.

Job Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS: 1.College course work, preferred. 2.Demonstrated ability and interest in children and education. 3.Clerical skills desirable. 4.Some psychology background desirable. 5.Physical ability to handle the responsibilities associated with these positions. Lifting and/or toileting may be required. 6.Such alternative to the above qualifications as the School Committee or its designee find appropriate and acceptable. The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires. Strength:Light-lifting, 30 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Key:Occasionally (O)Up to 1/3 of the time Frequently (F)From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time Constantly (C)2/3 of the time or more Standing: (C) Sitting: (O) Walking/ Running: (C) Lifting: (F) Reaching(F) - Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction Handling(F) - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s) Fingering (F) - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily Talking (F) Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word Hearing (C) Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air Near Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less Far Acuity (C) Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more Color Vision (F) Ability to identify and distinguish colors Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. These positions are performed in a school and/or camp setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the jobs are performed. Noise: Level 3 - Moderate level of intensity.

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Contact Information
Nicole Paris-Kro
410 Williams Street
Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106
Phone: 413-565-4260
Email: nparis-kro@longmeadow.k12.ma.us