After Dark Program Paraprofessionals

After Dark Program Paraprofessionals in Automotive Technology, Health Assisting, Metal Fabrication, Support Services & Networking, and Advanced Manufacturing Springfield Public Schools HS OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY - Springfield, Massachusetts Job Description Title: After Dark Program Paraprofessionals in Automotive Technology, Health Assisting, Metal Fabrication, Support Services & Networking, and Advanced Manufacturing Description Teach the following Vocational Technical Education Framework Strands Strand One: Safety and Health Knowledge Strand Two: Technical Standards Knowledge and Skills Strand Three: Embedded Academics Strand Four: Employability Strand Five: Management and Entrepreneurship Strand Six: Technology SALARY: Per Contract PROGRAM TIME: Monday through Friday, 3:00 to 5:45pm WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, 3:00 to 5:45pm Start Date: September 2, 2025 End Date: June 12, 2025 JOB GOAL: To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, responsible, and productive citizens. Responsible to the District-Wide Director of Chapter 74 Technical Programs; work collaboratively with district level administrators. 2. Conduct classes for qualifying students in your specific content area and provide additional assistance to students as needed. 3. Work with the content area Directors in implementing the After Dark Program. 4. Knowing the MA Curriculum Frameworks for the content area applying; Automotive Technology, Health Assisting, Metal Fabrication, Cosmetology, Support Services & Networking, and Advanced Manufacturing. 5. Ensure that direct teacher instructional support is being provided to all students (general education, special education, 504, ELL) 6. Provide grade assignments and prompt, frequent, ongoing, and consistent instructional feedback to students. 7. Maintain and record student grades and ensure that these are submitted to the Director, Building Principal, and Guidance Department so that student grades are updated in PowerSchool. 8. Work collaboratively to maintain and record attendance records in PowerSchool. 9. Hold family and student conferences when needed. 10. Contact families and students via phone, e-mail, letter to ensure Program participation and completion. 11. Work collaboratively with the Director, Principal, family/guardian, Guidance Counselor to address issues of student attendance and Program completion. 12. Manage and maintain attendance logs, enrollment roster; create and maintain student folders. 13. Manage and maintain data, i.e. attendance, course completion, pre/post assessments, progress, surveys, etc., to document the implementation of the Program. 14. Complete any other data requests and data reports as it relates to the successful implementation of the Program. 15. Help supervise students during arrival and dismissal from the Program. 16. Work collaboratively with the other members of the team to ensure that the Program is successful. 17. Foster a positive learning environment. QUALIFICATIONS: A passionate belief in SPS's mission, values, and educational model; ? An extraordinarily high bar for student behavior and expectations; ? An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them; ? An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges; ? Proven track-record of high achievement; ? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills; ? A sense of humility in the face of success; ? Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom; ? A high-school diploma or GED; and ? Sixty (60) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associate?s Degree, or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaP