What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kindergarten Instructional Paraeducator at Green Acres Elementary School position at North Haven Public Schools (CT)?
Green Acres Elementary School is looking for a Kindergarten Instructional Paraeducator to support Kindergarten teachers for the 2025-2026 school year. This role involves assisting Kindergarten teachers with small group instruction, supervising students, managing materials and activities, and promoting positive social and academic development for young learners.
Responsibilites include but are not limited to:
Assist the teachers in implementing classroom activitiesSupport individual and small-group instruction to reinforce learning concepts
Help prepare instructional materials
Supervise children in various settings, including classroom, playground, and cafeteria
Monitor and support students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development
Assist with maintaining a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment
Provide additional support to students with special needs or language development needs (as directed)
Communicate effectively and professionally with students, teachers, staff, and parents
Attend staff meetings, training sessions, and professional development activities as required
Perform other duties as assigned by the teacher or school administration
Education/Qualifications
High School Diploma and Pass ParaPro Test by February 1, 2026 or Associate's Degree.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the a particular part of the day.
