Wide Paraeducator, currently at South Side School; REPOST

City-Wide Para educator, currently at South Side School (REPOST)

Join Bristol Public Schools as a City-Wide Para educator at South Side Elementary School.

Assist in small group and individual pupil instruction under the direction of the special education teacher.

• Assist students with instruction under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist teacher in maintaining discipline.
• Assist teacher with instructional activities.
• Escort students from room to room.
• Support students with toileting when required.
• Work with both special education and regular students.
• Assist teaching staff in the implementation of IEPs.
• Supervise students while they are at recess and lunch.
• Assist students with classroom assignments.
• Copy materials for instructional purposes.
• Assist teacher in filing materials and preparing necessary paperwork.
• Alert teachers to observed problems.
• Support with toileting of students as needed.
• PMT required and provided by district.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
• Two years of college credit or an associate’s degree, or successful completion of a paraprofessional assessment covering content knowledge in mathematics, reading, writing, and instruction support.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers, multiply and divide with 10s and 100s; perform operations using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance.

Computer Skills

Basic knowledge and experience with job‑related computer hardware and software applications.

Reasoning Ability

Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions; handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other

Skills and Abilities

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and community; perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Regularly sit, talk or hear; stand, walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; push items up to 50 lbs; occasionally lift or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision.

Typical classroom noise level; work throughout the school building, on school grounds and occasionally off campus. Responsible for safety and well‑being of students in charge.

Salary: per contractual agreement.

Work hours:

6.5 hours per day (8:50 am to 3:50 pm).

As soon as possible.

Current Bristol Board of Education employees: internal application by 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2026.

All others: online application at

The information contained in this posting description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be performed and may be assigned.