Lower Elementary Inclusion Aide (IMMEDIATE OPENING) at Match Education
Boston, MA 2130
About the Job
Match Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.
Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home. 94% of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school, and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for special education services; 18% of our student body are English Language Learners.
Matchs core values are Equity, Freedom, Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist. At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent - are vital to our goals and mission. See our full statement on diversity here.
We have an immediate opening for an inclusion aide at our elementary school. The position is based at Match Community Day, our PreK-5 elementary school located on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde Park.
The Inclusion Aide is an integral member of our school team, and is a great opportunity for someone who relishes the idea of working with students with special needs. The inclusion aide role allows for the fostering of an inclusive community, skill development, social-emotional growth, and the unique opportunity to support a student. The aide will be expected to provide help with implementation of skills and goals in line with the students educational and therapeutic needs. Throughout the school day, the aide will support the student during instructional times both in and out of the classroom, and during lunch, breaks, and other non-instructional times.
We are only able to consider applicants who have current US work authorization.
This is a full-time position. The annual salary is $52,499 and can be higher if the candidate has prior relevant experience. The hours for the position are 7:00am-2:45pm every school day except Wednesdays, when staff stay until 4:30pm for professional development and meetings. Match offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 90% coverage of employee health insurance costs and up to $150/month in student loan repayment assistance.
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- Experience working in a school setting
- Experience working with students who have moderate to severe disability profiles, highly preferred
- Belief in the importance of fostering a sense of belonging and achievement for all students, including those with diverse needs
- Desire to continually improve their practice by taking and implementing feedback.
Responsibilities:
- Work with students in instructional and classroom activities at the direction of the manager, classroom teachers, and leadership team
- Manage individual and classroom behavior, using prescribed approaches
- Record data daily for student IEP goals and behavior reduction goals
- Support and ensure the safety of students when dysregulated, which may include de-escalation and physical management techniques
- Provide material preparation support to teachers
- Assist the direct instruction to children individually, in small groups, and in classroom settings
- Assists in the classroom set up and clean up
- Supervise students during non-instructional periods (ex. field trips, recess, lunch, arrival, dismissal)
- Performs other related duties as outlined by Department of Special Education and School Leadership (ex. Arrival, dismissal duties)
- Participate in professional development activities, including but not limited to: instructional coaching, content meetings, and weekly meetings with the general education and/or special education teacher
ABOUT MATCH EDUCATION
Match Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School, and The Match School Foundation, Inc.
Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate a high-performing urban public charter school in Boston. Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform.
The Match Foundation, Inc., and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
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