Intensive Instructional Paraprofessional (Special Education), Horace Mann Laboratory School, Salem Public Schools SY2025-2026

Intensive Instructional Paraprofessional (Special Education) Horace Mann Laboratory School Salem Public Schools SY2025-2026

About Salem Public Schools where belonging leads to opportunity.

Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at

What Youll Do:

Paraprofessionals assist teachers and/or other service providers in providing an innovative high quality education program designed to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities in the Salem Public Schools. Paraprofessionals work with school staff to create an educational environment in which quality social connections and continuity are key factors. In addition to sound reasoning and good organizational skills paraprofessionals are expected to contribute to a positive school culture and climate. Paraprofessionals are district-wide employees and subject to the negotiated Paraprofessional Contract as well as the rules and regulations of Salem Public Schools

The position will include personal care lifting feeding academic support behavioral interventions and the use of technology. The right person for this position is eager to work in a substantially separate program within our elementary school setting. The intensive paraprofessional must be dependable organized flexible and willing to learn through hands-on experience professional reading/training and through consultation and observation with clinicians and specialists.

Role Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate an understanding of assigned students profile and learning needs read student IEP and engage in related PD
• Support and collaborate with the special education teachers and service providers on an ongoing basis
• Reinforce and redeliver lessons
• Assist with student supervision; administer behavior modification programs/point systems data taking discrete trials under the direction of the classroom teacher
• Assist teacher in implementing accommodations and specialized strategies including ABA techniques for instruction and skill reinforcement
• Facilitate self-care routines.
• Facilitate social interactions and model language between peers
• Escort and assist student as needed throughout the building on community-based experiences during lunch/recess and on/off the bus
• Follow direction of the supervisor/teacher and assure safety of student at all times
• Step in to assist with general classroom operations and supervision as needed
• Attend district-wide and building-based professional development and training
• Other duties as prescribed by building administrative staff and PPS Executive Director as described within the Paraprofessional contract

What Youll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change childrens lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant diverse in background ethnicity language and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself students and colleagues You see potential in all especially our SPS students and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
• Build authentic caring relationships with colleagues students and families You build strong relationships across students families and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Embrace feedback You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

The selected candidate must have the skills abilities and aptitude to meet all unique needs of their assigned students.

Job requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associates Degree or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment ( or WorkKeys
• Safety-Care Trained or willing to be trained (District will provide training)
• Minimum of one year experience working with elementary-aged children
• Written and Oral English proficiency required; fluency in Spanish or Portuguese advantageous
• Basic computer literacy skills. Familiarity with using chromebooks and applications advantageous
• Bilingual candidates and candidates of color strongly encouraged to apply
• Current authorization to work in the United States

The Paraprofessional reports to the building Principal Special Education Supervisor students assigned classroom teacher(s) and Executive Director of Special Education.

Work Year:Teachers in Salem Public Schools work a 185 day school year (180 student contact days plus 5 professional development days. Pleaseclick hereto view the 2025-26 district and/or school calendars.

Salary:Paraprofessionalsalaries in the Salem Public Schools are determined by theParaprofessional and School Related Personnel (PSRP) collective bargaining agreement. This position is paid on the Tier 3 salary schedule.

Benefits:The City of Salem offersGroup Insurance Commission (GIC)benefits to all full-time employees.Click herefor more information about our health benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem 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 identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth housing status age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.