Instructional Assistant/ Paraprofessional

OPENING - Instructional Assistant/ Paraprofessional Warwick School District Warwick, Massachusetts Job Details

• Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
• Posted : September 1, 2025
• Starting Date: ASAP

Job Description

The Warwick Community School and Warwick School District is Massachusetts’s newest public school district. Nestled into the scenic woodlands, along the border of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont (map), our beautiful and innovative elementary school opened in the fall of 2023. The school sits on a 25-acre outdoor campus that features a vernal pool and cranberry bog. Mother foxes can be seen raising their cubs right outside the classroom windows. We have many school gardens and plan to build more to support both our curriculum and our lunch program. We are seeking full time/ part time instructional assistant/paraprofessionals to assist the general classroom teacher.

The Role:

The Instructional Assistant/Paraprofessional will assist the general classroom teacher in the implementation of the instructional program and shall perform all the tasks, responsibilities, and duties as assigned by the teacher.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following but are not limited to:

• Working with small groups of students and/or individual students to support center work and classroom activities
• Supporting students' social-emotional well being
• Supervising students at recess and lunch
• Assisting the teacher and the students with the instructional program
• Assisting the teacher to assess student performance
• Monitoring student behavior and assisting students to engage in the classroom
• Other duties as an assignment by the classroom teacher and school administration

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming Instructional Assistant/Paraprofessional you will possess the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Commitment towards inclusion that benefits students socially, emotionally and academically
• Positive outlook, strong interpersonal skills, and maintain confidentiality
• Growth mindset and desire to learn
• Strong ability to work as a member of a professional learning community and multi-disciplinary team
• ABA Certification preferred, not required

Salaries are competitive with local districts and commensurate with experience. If you would like to apply, please email your resume, cover letter and three letters of recommendation to Principal Stephen Stroud at [email protected].

The Warwick School Committee is committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention or other personnel actions affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, the Warwick Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to (and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on) any characteristic protected by Federal, State or Local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy related condition. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Position Type: Full-time
• Positions Available: 1

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Stephen Stroud
• Warwick School District
• 41 Winchester Rd
• Warwick, Massachusetts 01378
• Phone: 978-544-6310

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Work Location: In person