Instructional Aide (8 Hours per Day/11 Months), Fletcher-Maynard Academy (SY 25-26)

Duties

• Provide assistance with instruction for students with disabilities
• Supervise students with disabilities during non-instructional activities
• Supervise students during transitions
• Collaborate with general education, special education, and related services staff
• Accommodate and modify for student learning and support the general education teacher with the implementation of appropriate accommodations in the general education setting
• Perform related duties as may be designated by the special educator or supervisor
• 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

Skills

• Excellent skills in oral communication
• Experience working with students in urban environments
• Must be energetic, enthusiastic, patient, and flexible
• Willingness to be trained in de-escalation and safe physical restraint techniques
• Must have the physical ability to work on the floor and move around the room to support students and teachers in curriculum implementation, use of manipulatives and other instructional methods and materials

Requirements

• Associates degree, or 48 college credits from an accredited college or university