Paraeducator Student Support

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners.We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schoolsstrategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well being.

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

• We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist inclusive and culturally responsive.
• We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
• We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
• We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
• We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
• We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
• We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.

Please visit theHolyoke Public Schools websiteto learn moreabout usas well as some ofour recent accomplishments.

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Spanish:

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

Elplan estratégico delas Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafíos de equidad sistémica.

• Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva.
• Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener éxito.
• Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado.
• Promovemos el acceso y la inclusión de todos los estudiantes el personal y las familias.
• Respetamos acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos familias personal y comunidad.
• Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el daño a los demás.
• Creamos una cultura de aceptación y empatía para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al éxito de nuestra comunidad.

Por favor visite elsitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyokeen para obtener másinformación sobre nosotrosy algunos denuestros logros recientes.

Job Description:

• Assist with redesigning the Student Support Room
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Student Support Room
• Maintain a welcoming and therapeutic physical space
• Implement social-emotional and restorative justice curriculum and assist with its design
• Collaborate with school administrators guidance counselors teachers restorative justice staff and others.
• Co-design communicate and implement clear policies and protocols
• Communicate with and maintain positive relationships with parents/guardians
• Develop individual plans with students to address the issues that led to their referral
• Continuously evaluate program effectiveness and make improvements.
• Form caring relationships and model respectful communication and unconditional positive regard for students and families.
• Teach self-regulation skills and self-care strategies to identified students.
• Utilize behavior management techniques respectfully and appropriately.
• Employ relationship and counseling skills effectively.
• Provide occasional restorative classroom interventions when necessary.
• Participate in and help to facilitate when appropriate training and support for school staff
• Supervise interns and volunteers as needed

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelors degree preferred
• 1-3 years experience working with at-risk youth doing social-emotional development work required
• Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Strong de-escalation and care planning skills
• Experience working in an urban setting preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
• Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply

Required Experience:

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