<p>Attleboro Public Schools are committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining a racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse group of highly effective and culturally responsive staff. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and racially affirming environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness and inclusivity to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.</p> <p>Behavior Paraprofessional</p> <p>Position Purpose</p> <p>Under the guidance of a Attleboro Behavior Team Behavior Specialist, assist professional staff with students in the classroom to meet academic goals and objectives and implement/model positive behavioral supports and programing.</p> <p>Essential Job Functions</p> <ul> <li>Works to support and model successful follow through of designed behavior plans for assigned student. </li><li>Works with multiple schools depending on assignment and need. </li><li>Works with students individually and in small groups. </li><li>Assists professional staff in data collection: academic and behavioral. </li><li>Assists with developing behavioral skills according to individual student needs. </li><li>Assists with individual, class, and school positive behavioral supports to develop a safe, learning environment. </li><li>Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, and other related noninstructional areas when needed to develop behavioral skils. </li><li>Constructs, copies and distribute and use materials as needed. </li><li>Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education. </li><li>Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed. </li><li>Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</p> <ul> <li>Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. </li><li>Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals. </li><li>Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others. </li><li>Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students. </li><li>Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work. </li><li>Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required. </li><li>Effective writing and verbal communication skills. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications Profile</p> <ul> <li>Prior experience working with students with behavioral challenges </li><li>ABA and data collection experience preferred </li><li>Safety care training preferred. </li><li>Highly Qualified </li></ul> <p>Applications will be considered when submitted via our online application system with POWERSCHOOL UNIFIED TALENT. Qualified candidates should apply online at www.attleboroschools.com. Follow the Link to Central Office Human Resources, Employment Opportunities, and the job link to TalentEd Hire Pro to apply for this job.</p> <p>INTERNAL - Click the Internal link in the upper right section of the page or log in as Internal.</p> <p>E.O.E.</p> <p>The Attleboro Public Schools does not, in any education program or activity that it operates, discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race*, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, religion, disability, age, genetic-information, active military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related condition, homelessness, ancestry, ethnic background, national origin, immigration status, or any category protected by state or federal law. The Attleboro Public School District prohibits sex discrimination Individuals may report concerns or questions to the District's Civil Rights and/or Title IX Coordinators. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.attleboroschools.com.</p> <ul> <li>race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles. </li></ul>