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.

ABA Specialist/Paraprofessional 1:1

Hill-Roberts Elementary School: SPARK Program

SPARK Program

The program provides a highly structured environment to develop students’ academic, social awareness, social communication, and self regulation skills to create positive relationships with peers in the least restrictive environment. Students are supported in generalizing skills across school environments as needed. Enrollment is limited to 12 students at one time in the classroom.

Position Purpose: To assist and support a student in the school and classroom to meet academic, social, communication, and behavioral goals and objectives. The student is in Grade 1.

Essential Job Functions

• Works with student individually, in small groups, and whole class.

• Assists professional staff in data collection: academic, social, and behavioral

• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing academic, social, communication, adaptive,  and behavioral skills according to individual student needs.

• Assists with individual, class, and school positive behavioral supports to support a safe, learning environment.

• Assist student in non-instructional areas, such as student lunch, arrival/dismissal, playground, corridor, and other related noninstructional areas including self care such as toileting.

• Accompany student on field trips and community outings.

• Constructs, copies and distribute and use materials as needed.

• Assists teachers with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.

• Participates in the IEP process and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.

•Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.

• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.

• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.

• Ability to report work orally or in writing to the supervisor as required.

• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications Profile

• Highly Qualified; 2 years college credits or equivalent.
• Prior experience working with students with autism and developmental delays preferred.
• Registered Behavior Technician preferred
• Safety Care trained preferred

Stipend per Attleboro Paraprofessionals Association Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 13 Section 7

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. 

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E.O.E.

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.

*race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles.