Job Details
Job ID: 5812761
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Jul 1, 2026
Starting Date: Sep 2, 2026
Locations
East Veterans Elementary School - Gloucester, Massachusetts
Job Description
Job Description
East Veterans Elementary is seeking a dedicated Education Support Professional for our lower elementary emotional behavioral program. This substantially separate program is designed to provide a safe, supportive, and structured learning environment for elementary students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Our primary goal is to equip students with the social-emotional skills, coping strategies, and academic foundation necessary to navigate their emotions effectively, build positive relationships, and achieve academic success, ultimately enabling them to reintegrate into less restrictive educational settings when appropriate.
Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:
Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA
Welcome to East Veterans Elementary School
Every day matters and everybody belongs in the Gloucester Public Schools. The Gloucester Public Schools serve nearly 2,900 students in the historic coastal city of Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. The district boasts a diverse student body and values how families who come from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures create the richness and vitality that exist in our school communities.
In the Gloucester Public Schools:
-Our educators and staff care about their students, who they are, where they come from, and who they can become;
-Our educators get to know their students because they know that when students are connected to a teacher, a
class, or their school, students are better able to do their best work;
-We work together to get better every day;
-Making our schools extraordinary is about the work we do every day with each other to hone our craft, strengthen
our instruction, engage students, and deepen student learning;
-We aim to be extraordinary because we can be, and because our children, the children of the great city of
Gloucester, deserve it and should expect it from their schools.
Our district includes a high school serving grades 9 through 12; a middle school for grades 6 through 8; four Grades
K through 5 elementary schools; a preschool; and a high school alternative program.
Our Strategic Plan for Ongoing Improvement has four priorities:
-Deepen Student Belonging and Engagement in School
-Strengthen Instruction and Better Connect General and Special Education
-Strengthen Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health Support
-Strengthen Special Education Through Improved Coordination of Services and Specialized Instruction
Mission Statement:
Veterans' Memorial School will respect students and respect each other focusing on their strengths and capacities, leading to their high self-esteem. We will strive to meet all of our students' academic, emotional and physical needs in a caring school environment. The Veterans' Memorial School experience will instill in its students a life-long love of learning and such values as honesty, diversity, respect, and compassion for others.
Job Requirements
Responsibilities:
Provide classroom and educational support services to students under the supervision of a classroom teacher.
Help create and maintain a structured and predictable classroom environment.
Assist students with self-regulation strategies and coping mechanisms.
Qualifications:
High school diploma, equivalent, or successful completion of ParaPro test required;
Associate's degree or higher preferred.
Experience and/or education working with children with special needs, preferred
Ability to work cooperatively with classroom teacher(s), school adjustment counselors, and administrators.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Patience, empathy, flexibility, and a genuine desire to support students with unique needs.
Track record of professionalism and effective collaboration in the workplace.
Status: 32.5 Hours Weekly
Salary: Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, in accordance with the Gloucester Public Schools ESP salary schedule range of $29,355.00 - $35,535.00. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and retirement options.
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Matt Fusco, Principal
11 Webster Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Phone: 978-281-9820
Email: [email protected]
Job ID: 5812761
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Jul 1, 2026
Starting Date: Sep 2, 2026
Locations
East Veterans Elementary School - Gloucester, Massachusetts
Job Description
Job Description
East Veterans Elementary is seeking a dedicated Education Support Professional for our lower elementary emotional behavioral program. This substantially separate program is designed to provide a safe, supportive, and structured learning environment for elementary students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Our primary goal is to equip students with the social-emotional skills, coping strategies, and academic foundation necessary to navigate their emotions effectively, build positive relationships, and achieve academic success, ultimately enabling them to reintegrate into less restrictive educational settings when appropriate.
Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:
Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA
Welcome to East Veterans Elementary School
Every day matters and everybody belongs in the Gloucester Public Schools. The Gloucester Public Schools serve nearly 2,900 students in the historic coastal city of Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. The district boasts a diverse student body and values how families who come from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures create the richness and vitality that exist in our school communities.
In the Gloucester Public Schools:
-Our educators and staff care about their students, who they are, where they come from, and who they can become;
-Our educators get to know their students because they know that when students are connected to a teacher, a
class, or their school, students are better able to do their best work;
-We work together to get better every day;
-Making our schools extraordinary is about the work we do every day with each other to hone our craft, strengthen
our instruction, engage students, and deepen student learning;
-We aim to be extraordinary because we can be, and because our children, the children of the great city of
Gloucester, deserve it and should expect it from their schools.
Our district includes a high school serving grades 9 through 12; a middle school for grades 6 through 8; four Grades
K through 5 elementary schools; a preschool; and a high school alternative program.
Our Strategic Plan for Ongoing Improvement has four priorities:
-Deepen Student Belonging and Engagement in School
-Strengthen Instruction and Better Connect General and Special Education
-Strengthen Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health Support
-Strengthen Special Education Through Improved Coordination of Services and Specialized Instruction
Mission Statement:
Veterans' Memorial School will respect students and respect each other focusing on their strengths and capacities, leading to their high self-esteem. We will strive to meet all of our students' academic, emotional and physical needs in a caring school environment. The Veterans' Memorial School experience will instill in its students a life-long love of learning and such values as honesty, diversity, respect, and compassion for others.
Job Requirements
Responsibilities:
Provide classroom and educational support services to students under the supervision of a classroom teacher.
Help create and maintain a structured and predictable classroom environment.
Assist students with self-regulation strategies and coping mechanisms.
Qualifications:
High school diploma, equivalent, or successful completion of ParaPro test required;
Associate's degree or higher preferred.
Experience and/or education working with children with special needs, preferred
Ability to work cooperatively with classroom teacher(s), school adjustment counselors, and administrators.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Patience, empathy, flexibility, and a genuine desire to support students with unique needs.
Track record of professionalism and effective collaboration in the workplace.
Status: 32.5 Hours Weekly
Salary: Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, in accordance with the Gloucester Public Schools ESP salary schedule range of $29,355.00 - $35,535.00. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and retirement options.
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Matt Fusco, Principal
11 Webster Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Phone: 978-281-9820
Email: [email protected]
