<p>ELSA - Multilingual Learner Summer Academy: Paraprofessional/Family Support, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA SY2025-2026</p> <p>About Salem Public Schools, where belonging leads to opportunity.</p> <p>Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 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 https://salemk12.org/.</p> <p>What You'll Do:</p> <p>As a paraprofessional in the ELSA Multilingual Learner Summer Academy, you will be responsible for supporting the effective implementation of all aspects of the summer program, from classroom instruction to the daily operations of the program, including arrival, breakfast, lunch, recess and dismissal. You will also support the site coordinator in communicating with families. You may be asked to support small group instruction in the classroom to ensure that students can participate in student-centered groups that focus on specific skills and strategies they need to learn to further develop their English Language proficiency.</p> <p>Role Responsibilities:</p> <ol> <li>Teaching and Learning </li></ol> <ul> <li>Collaborate with ELSA teachers to deliver instruction during all academic blocks of the ELSA summer program. </li><li>Lead small-group centers, helping students achieve mastery on specific skills in each group. </li><li>Support students in a whole-class, small group, and 1:1 model, as needed. </li><li>Support students in staying focused and on-task, assist ELSA staff in holding high behavioral and classroom management expectations for all students. </li></ul> <ol start="2"> <li>Daily Operations </li></ol> <ul> <li>Monitor and support students during transition points in the day. </li><li>Support family communication and site coordinator </li><li>Oversee arrival, breakfast, recess, lunch and dismissal </li><li>Support ELSA staff in monitoring students during field trips </li><li>Engage in job-related professional development </li><li>Support and collaborate with the special education and general education teachers on an ongoing basis </li><li>Reinforce lessons with individual or small groups of students under the direction of the lead teacher </li><li>Assist with classroom management & supervision; administer behavior modification programs/point systems, and engage in data collection under the direction of the classroom teacher </li><li>Assist teacher in implementing accommodations, specialized strategies for instruction, and skill reinforcement </li><li>Facilitate social interactions and model language between peers </li><li>Escort and assist students as needed throughout the building, on community based experiences, and on/off the bus </li><li>Follow direction of supervisor and assure safety of students at all times </li><li>Additional duties as assigned by supervisor. </li></ul> <p>What You'll Bring:</p> <p>We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. You'll 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:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>Embrace feedback - You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for professional development. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback. </li></ul> <p>Job Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>High School Diploma/GED or equivalency required, Bachelor's Degree preferred; </li><li>Second Language (Spanish) Proficiency a plus </li><li>Bilingual candidates and candidates of color strongly encouraged to apply </li><li>Current authorization to work in the United States </li></ul> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer</p> <p>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, 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.</p>