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INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS - PART TIME
Heights Elementary School
Sharon Public Schools
Sharon, Massachusetts
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Job Details
Job ID: 32144 Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
Posted: October 29, 2009 Starting Date: November 1, 2010

Job Description
Sharon Public Schools is seeking qualified candidates for a .5 Language Based Instructional Assistant. MA certification preferred. Experience in teaching and working with Special Education children preferred.

Position Type: Part-time
Positions Available: 1


Welcome to Heights Elementary School!

About the Town of Sharon:
Sharon, MA is located 22 miles midway between Boston and Providence, it has access to Boston and Providence via MBTA commuter trains, and to New York City and Washington, D.C., via Amtrak trains at nearby Route 128 station. Its population of 18,000--32 percent are children under 19, 56 percent are adults 25-64 years, and 10 percent are seniors over 65--lives mostly in single-family houses ranging from relatively modest ranches to luxury properties. Many town residents have second- and third-generation family roots in Sharon, but the town is also notable for its diversity and openness to newcomers. An Interfaith Clergy Council and an "Affirming Diversity" group foster cooperative understanding among several varieties of Christian and Jewish congregations, an Islamic mosque, and a Unitarian church as well as adherents of Eastern religions, and the group sponsors an annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration.

The Sharon School Department oversees a high school, a middle school, and three elementary schools, including an Alternative School at East Elementary School, all of which are committed to excellence in educating students. Sharon High School sends 96% of its graduating seniors on to institutions of higher learning.

Beauty and diversity are the key words for Sharon, an attractive community among its neighbors Canton, Norwood, Walpole, Foxboro, Stoughton, Mansfield, and Easton.

Sharon Public Schools Mission Statement:
The Sharon Public Schools, in partnership with the community, has as its mission the responsibility to prepare students to live in a rapidly changing society. Together we will provide an environment that maximizes the student’s academic, artistic, social, emotional and physical development. This atmosphere will encourage each individual to develop the skills and sensitivity for living effectively and responsibly.

Heights Elementary School, The 3R’s And The 3C’s:
The Heights Elementary School is committed to creating a learning environment in which every student is challenged to be the best he/she can be academically, socially, and emotionally. To this end, we are committed to the values of the 3 C's - Caring, Compassion, and Consideration. As a result of the goal setting by the School Council, we have integrated the Heights 3 R's, Rights, Responsibilities, and Respect into the values that represent our school. We believe that a combination of the 3 C's and the 3 R's provide a climate for life long learning.

Caring - Compassion - Consideration

Rights
  • You have the right to a safe learning environment
  • You have the right to be treated with respect
  • You have the right to protect yourself emotionally and physically
  • You have a right to be heard
  • You have the right to an excellent education
  • You have the right to an apology when you are wronged
  • You have the right to be protected and defended
  • You have the right to your own ideas and opinions as long as you don't read on the rights of others to express theirs
  • Responsibilities
  • You are responsible for your behavior, all the time, everytime
  • You are responsible for how you treat people and what you say and how you say it and what you do and who you are
  • You have a responsibility to be respectful to adults and fellow students
  • You have a responsibility to study and do your best
  • You are responsible for apologizing when you are wrong
  • You have a responsibility to practice safety
  • You have the responsibility to be just
  • You have the responsibility to listen
  • You are responsible for protecting those younger or less capable
  • You have the responsibility to respectfully communicate your issue
  • You are responsible for being a good role model for those who are younger than you
  • Respect
  • We must always treat each other with respect
  • We must all practice the language of respect
  • It must start with the adults, so that it can filter down to the children:
  • adults treating adults with respect,
  • adults treating children with respect,
  • and children treating adults with respect
  • We must respect each other's customs and traditions
  • We must learn what we can about each other and from each other
  • We must respect everyone's right to learn by maintaining an environment which is conducive to learning
  • It can change our todays and tomorrows.
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    Equal Opportunity Employer
    The Sharon Public School system does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

    Job Requirements
    MA certification preferred.
  • Bachelors degree preferred
  • Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

  • Application Questions
    There are no application questions required for this job posting.

    Contact Information
    Lisa Lamore, Heights Elementary School Principal
    454 South Main Street
    Sharon, Massachusetts 02067
    Phone: 781-784-1595
    Fax: 781-784-1599
    Email: click here