Montessori Paraeducator at Annie Fisher Montessori Magnet School (N134-2425)
POSTING NUMBER: N134-2425
POSTING DATE:August 29, 2024
CLOSING DATE:September 12, 2024
POSITION: Montessori Paraeducator
LOCATIONS: Montessori Magnet at Annie Fisher
REPORTS TO:Principal
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Montessori Paraeducator will provide various forms of instructional assistance and support to the Montessori teachers.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist students, under the direction of the teacher, with follow up to Montessori lessons, listening to oral reading, storytelling or reading to class, doing reference research assignments.
- Supervise large group work to enable teachers to work with smaller or groups or individuals.
- Assist in field trips and recess supervision of children.
- Assist in producing, collecting, inventorying, and storing instructional materials.
- Assist in accounting for money to be collected for field trips, etc.
- Assist in maintaining school attendance records.
- Procure, set up, operate and return instructional equipment.
- Organize and supervise student work areas, preparation of the Montessori environment daily.
- Assist in preparing bulletin boards and exhibits.
- Correct objective tests and assignments.
- Maintain order in the classroom and establish a quiet learning environment; notify the classroom teacher in such cases where behavior and/or other problems arise beyond Paraeducator’s control.
- Assist in toileting of children as needed in accordance with health and safety standards and procedures.
- Work with children individually and in small groups to reinforce basic skills and to check their use of Montessori materials.
- Assist in the development and construction of Montessori materials to be used in reinforcement activities.
- Share in the maintenance of the classroom.
- Attend all in-service training/staff meetings offered by the department.
- Perform other related duties as necessary.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE:
- Associate's degree, or 60 credit equivalent, or a High School Diploma and any amount of credits with passing of ParaPro (ParaPro Exam Link https://www.ets.org/parapro.html)
- Previous experience working with groups of children
- Patience and understanding of children with Special needs.
- Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ability to handle stressful situations.
- AMI Montessori Assistant Training completion, or AMI Montessori teacher training enrollment.
- Experience in classroom management from a Montessori perspective and coverage.
- Multilingual (English/Spanish) skills desirable
SALARY AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Pay will be commensurate with experience, education level, and in accordance with the Hartford Federation of Paraeducators' (HFP) Collective Bargaining Agreement salary schedule. This is a 10-month position, and the salary range for school year 2024 – 2025 is $23,876 to $43,630 per year.
UNION AFFILIATION: Hartford Federation of Paraeducators (HFP)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To be considered, all internal and external applicants must fully complete a Hartford Public Schools’ online application, which can be accessed on the Careers page of the district website, https://www.hartfordschools.org/careers/careers/or through our Applicant Tracking System, Nimble, at https://app.hirenimble.com/jobs/hartford. Candidates’ application and supporting documents will be reviewed. Candidates who advance through the initial review will be notified and placed in the pool for consideration by hiring managers. Candidates will be contacted directly by hiring managers for interviews.
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