This position is an anticipated vacancy. It is expected to be vacant by 11/30/2019. However, the current incumbent has a right to rescind their retirement, leave, or resignation up until the day of the expected vacancy date. Your hire will not be confirmed until the position is vacated, and you may start the year as a Long-Term Substitute if the position does not become vacant by the start of the school year.

The Mattahunt Elementary values the following guiding principles:

• Energy
• Recognize our potential strengths
  We see the energy of our children and our community as an asset and we use it for the good of our school.
• Focused on our mission
  Each one of us is a rock in the storm. Our vision, mission and principles set high expectations that each of us understands and owns. As winds shift, we remain true to these.
• Engagement
• Shared responsibility
  We invest in building a shared understanding and support of our mission by all members of the school community. Because our mission relies on our school linking arms with the broader community, it is essential that we work towards a shared aspiration.
• Empathy
• Learning environment shared by all
  All members of community are learning and all learning is shared and celebrated. We are integrated with a supportive, diverse community and we reflect this with in-school activities and resources that are a positive reflection of these many cultures.
• Empowerment
• Child agency
  Children are the agents of change and drivers of their learning. Teachers support this with deep content knowledge. Our students have a love of and confidence in learning. This drives academic and social proficiency, with strong critical thinking and social/emotional skills.
• Essentials
  We provide our students and teachers with the resources needed to accomplish these goals. Teachers have the time and resources to create effective lessons, and work with evidence-based curricula. Necessary supports for high-need students are available. We foster an ongoing dialogue across the community to understand, assess and promote how children learn best.

Surround Care Paraprofessionals

Reports to: Principal/Headmaster

Job Description:

The Early Education and EarlyLearningCenters provide an innovative, high quality, full day early education program designed to meet the needs of the young children and their parents in the Boston Public Schools. School staff will work and plan together to create an educational environment in which quality and continuity are key. On-going staff development for all members of the Centers will be an integral part of the program to support and reinforce the curricula and the philosophy.
Responsibilities:

1. Collaborates with classroom teacher to implement enrichment activities which reinforce the daily instruction of developmentally appropriate early childhood experiences.
2. Implements agreed upon activities, as evidenced in daily lesson plans, using a variety of materials for children ages 3 to 7 which integrate the curriculum areas.
3. Provides opportunities for children to develop self-help skills including zippering, buttoning, tying shoes, using eating utensils, hand washing and using the bathroom.
4. Adheres to school-wide discipline and reporting procedures.
5. Maintains a classroom climate conducive to learning.
6. Works under the direction of the teacher/specialist to support the school's academic program.
7. Fosters open communications with parents and staff.
8. Provides supervision of the following routines: snack, rest, and outdoor/indoor play.
9. Promotes personal hygiene (including changing children when necessary).
10. Supervises bus boarding to ensure children are on the correct bus and belted safely in their seats.
11. Participates in ten (10) hours of paid professional development beyond the workday.
12. Performs other related duties as requested by the Principal.

Qualifications:

Required:

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associate's Degree, or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment ( http://www.ets.org/parapro/ ) or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants ( http://www.act.org/workkeys/profcert/index.html ).
3. Minimum of two years experience working with young children
4. Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment

Preferred:

1. Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education.
2. Minimum of two years experience working with young children or a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education.
3. BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

Terms:

BTU, Contractual hourly rate

Please refer to the Salary Information section on the Career Site for more information on compensation. Salaries are listed by Union and Grade/Step.

Next year, many BPS schools will have a longer school day through the "Schedule A" Extended Learning Time (ELT) agreement. To learn more about ELT at BPS and whether or not this school is a "Schedule A" ELT school, check here: bostonpublicschools.org/elt.

THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES, DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ITS PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, OR EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, AGE, CRIMINAL RECORD (INQUIRIES ONLY), DISABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, SEX/GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETICS OR MILITARY STATUS, AND DOES NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF RETALIATION, OR BIAS-BASED INTIMIDATION, THREAT OR HARASSMENT THAT DEMEANS INDIVIDUALS' DIGNITY OR INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN OR WORK.