Job Description
REPORTS TO: The Special Assistant for 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.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide student(s) with instructional assistance as directed and supervised by the Special Education and Classroom Teachers.

2. Intervene in and remedy those situations where the safety of the student(s) is involved.

3. Work as a supportive assistant to facilitate integration of students with disabilities.

4. Attend to student's academic, physical, behavioral and/or medical issues where appropriate.

5. Establish a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s), without fostering or encouraging intense, emotional involvements.

6. Attend and participate in meetings during the regularly scheduled day with Classroom and Special Education Teachers regarding assigned student(s) as needed.

7. Maintain confidentiality in school, home, and community settings as mandated by Massachusetts Regulations.

8. Perform other duties reasonably related to his/her function, as assigned.

The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.

Strength: Light-lifting, 20 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.

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 Wolf Swamp Road School!

Wolf Swamp Road School

"The strength of the pack is the wolf. The strength of the wolf is the pack."
Rudyard Kipling

Wolf Swamp Road School is a preK - 5 school with approximately 380 students. We are an inclusive neighborhood school with an active and tremendously supportive PTO.

Mission Statement
To provide a safe, caring, respectful learning community that encourages every child to achieve his or her full potential.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Longmeadow Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Pupil Services, 535 Bliss Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106, (413) 565-4210 ext. 4019.

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. PreSchool experience with ABA training/Autism experience preferred.
6. Experience with ABA, Behavioral, Social Skills
7. Physical ability to handle the responsibilities associated with these positions. Lifting and/or toileting may be required.
8. Such alternative to the above qualifications as the School Committee or its designee find appropriate and acceptable.

Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Application Questions
There are no application questions required for this job posting.

Contact Information
Catherine Beavis, PreSchool Coordinator/SPED Supervisor
535 Bliss Road
Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106
Phone: 413-565-4200
Fax: 413-565-4215
Email: cbeavis@longmeadow.k12.ma.us