Elementary School Inclusion Aide (IMMEDIATE OPENING)

Company: Match Education
Location: Boston
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Position : Elementary School Inclusion Aide (IMMEDIATE OPENING) Location : Boston, MA (Hyde Park Campus) Start date : ASAP ABOUT THE MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL 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. We know that the largest driver of our success is the people who work in our schools every day. Match teachers and staff have an immediate impact on our ability of reaching our mission and changing the lives of our students. We strive to attract, develop, and retain a team that is diverse by race, ethnicity, culture, income background, gender, sexual identity, and a variety of other factors. See our statement on diversity here . OVERVIEW OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES We have an immediate opening for an inclusion aide at our elementary schoo l. The position is based at Match Community Day, located on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde Park, MA. The person in this role will be expected to provide support 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. 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. Inclusion Aides are responsible for developing deep relationships with students, and leveraging those relationships to ensure that students are getting the support they need to meet their academic and personal potential. QUALIFICATIONS Research has shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less traditional background . We are looking for applicants who: have prior experience working with students who have disabilities; possess a deep belief that all students can and will succeed and have a willingness to do whatever it takes; have an incredible amount of patience and willingness to go the extra mile; and be excited about the possibility of receiving feedback and using it to grow continually, ABOUT MATCH EDUCATION Match Education ( ) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School, The Match School Foundation, Inc., and The Sposato Graduate School of Education. Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate high-performing urban public charter schools and a unique graduate school of education that trains teachers for high-poverty schools. Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform. PM20

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