Pre-School Instructional Aide (7.5 hours11 Months), OSS

Position:Pre-School Instructional Aide (7.5 hr/11 months)

Office of Student Services

The Office of Student Services:

The Office of Student Services (OSS) is responsible for providing a variety of support and services to students in Cambridge Public Schools (CPS). Our programs are dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students with disabilities and students who have advanced learning needs.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative instructional aide to help foster a safe and positive classroom environment in which students engage in rigorous and joyful learning experiences. This individual will assist the classroom teacher in implementing a curriculum based on childrens individual developmental needs in order to provide a creative learning environment focused on high academic achievement excellence respect for differences and collaborative relationships. Specifically the instructional aide will be under the supervision of the classroom teacher and principal to create a learning environment where each child feels a sense of belonging and is progressing at an optimal rate.

The duties of the paraprofessional will include (but not be limited to):

• Planning for and teaching small and large groups;
• Assisting in developing units of study with the assistance of the teacher;
• Keeping track of student progress through assessment and record-keeping systems;
• Preparing materials and performing other tasks requested by the teacher.
• Assisting the teacher in providing a safe and effective learning environment in which behaviors that interfere with learning are prevented and/or addressed; and
• Any other tasks as directed by the classroom teacher principal or assistant principal.
• Toileting of students is a duty that an individual may be expected and required to perform as a paraprofessional employed by the Cambridge Public Schools

Your Skill Set:

As an Instructional Aide you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Associates degree or 48 college credits (bachelors degree preferred);
• Previous coursework in the education of elementary grade children preferred;
• Previous successful experience working with children in an urban multicultural setting preferably at the elementary level;
• Demonstrated ability to respect diversity and help children develop a positive self-image as successful learners; and
• Ability to speak Amharic Arabic Bengali Haitian Creole Chinese or Spanish is a plus.

How to Join Our Team:

Apply online at . Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.

At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.