10 jobs found in Amherst, MA

Job Description Grants Management Oversee and manage all federal, state, and local grant funds in coordination with the Director of Finance (DOF). Facilitate grant application process with district leadership and DOF; ensure timely submission and budget entry for application. Upon grant award, create munis account codes and upload grant budgets. Maintain internal grant tracking sheets and request monthly reimbursements. Invoice for local grants on monthly grants providing all backup documentation. Follow up with grant administrators to monitor grant budget balances, ensure full spending by year-end or initiate grant refunds. Ensure grant spending aligns with narratives and complies with federal/state regulations. Complete grant amendments as needed. Complete time and effort documentation Complete MTRS/Hampshire County payments for all federal grants. Review grant balance sheet accounts monthly. Complete Final Financial Reports for all...

Job Description Summit Academy, the in-district public day school of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has an opening for a Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Certified Special Education teacher. The teacher will be primarily responsible for teaching middle school students the academic curriculum however the schedule may at times include high school as well. Applicants must have their Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Special Education license for the grades 7-12. Summit Academy is a separate day school for students with IEPs. The school provides a small, therapeutic, and highly supervised learning environment to enable students to make effective progress towards their goals. Students with social, emotional, and behavioral needs are educated in a learning community that supports their needs in order to access the curriculum. Counseling services are integrated into the school experience on a routine basis....

Job Description The Amherst Regional Public School District is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Reading Specialist at the Amherst Regional Middle School. The Reading Specialist will provide targeted Tier II literacy instruction and intervention to identified students in seventh and eighth grade in individual and/or small groups for a portion of the school day. The Reading Specialist will also work closely and collaboratively with the English department to identify and provide intervention and inclusion based support to students during some English classes. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Coordinate Tier II reading intervention services to middle school students Provide explicit reading intervention service using evidence-based programs Conduct benchmark assessments at least three times per year Collect and manage data collection, analysis and sharing of student literacy data to assess student growth, inform...

Job Description The Amherst Public School District is seeking a full -time highly qualified special education teacher for our inclusive elementary Intensive Learning Center (ILC) Program which provides specialized programming and services to students with significant disabilities that require intensive programming and oversight throughout the school day. Students served in the program may have one or more disabilities in areas such as autism, cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and/or health impairments. The position includes providing direct instruction to students, typically ranging in grades K through 6, in academic areas such as language arts and mathematics, adaptive living skills, social skills training and self-regulation strategies, modifying and adapting curriculum, and developing, implementing and monitoring social and positive behavioral supports. This position also includes working closely with general education teachers to plan and support meaningful inclusion...

Job Description The Amherst Regional Public School District is seeking a full-time, qualified mild/moderate Special Education Teacher starting in the 2025-2026 school year. ARPS is seeking candidates who are dual certified in special Education and Mathematics; or who are special education certified and willing to obtain certification in Mathematics. Under the direction of the building administrators, Special Education Teachers develops and provides specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities, evaluates and assesses student progress against instructional objectives using data, and functions as IEP Case Manager to assigned students. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Providing direct academic instruction to individual and small groups of students Modifying and adapting curriculum, planning and implementing curriculum/lessons Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and...

Job Description The Amherst Regional Public School District is seeking a full-time, highly qualified Special Education Teacher to work with students with mild/moderate disabilities. The successful candidate will collaborate with middle school core content teachers to support students. Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to: preparing and providing specially designed instruction preparing, adapting, and delivering differentiated lessons (instruction, assignments, and assessment); preparing and adapting teaching materials; checking and assessing student work and providing meaningful feedback; participation in IEP meetings; liaison and regular communication with families, professionals and outside agencies; providing written input for IEPs and progress reports; collaboration and coordination with paraeducators; collaboration and planning with general education teachers; collaboration and consultation with related service providers; collaboration and...

Job Description Under the direction and guidance of the Director of Student Services and in collaboration with the building administrators, the Special Education Administrator will support and supervise special education intensive needs programs from kindergarten through age 21 for the Amherst and Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools. ARPS specialized intensive needs programs are for students who present with highly complicated learning profiles and educational needs that require a significant degree of program coordination and service. Students in these programs may have one or more disabilities in any of the following areas: Autism, Communication Impairment, Developmental Delay, Health Impairment, Intellectual Impairment, Neurological Impairment, Physical Impairment, Sensory Impairment, and / or Specific Learning Disabilities. These programs (Intensive Learning Center K-6; Essential Skills Program 7th & 8th; Pathways to Independence / Connections 9th through age 21)...

Job Description The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District is currently seeking highly qualified candidates for the full time position of Special Education Team Leader (ETL) for the Amherst Regional High School. The ETL will chair both IEP and 504 meetings. Responsibilities Serve as chairperson of IEP & 504 Team meetings Complete mandatory documentation paperwork from Team meeting Development/writing/review of Individualized Educational Plans & 504s Regular communication and collaboration with staff /administration involved in the Team process Collaborate with the special education liaisons and families to develop consents for special education evaluations based on the individual case Collaborate with general education teachers and guidance counselors to develop consents for 504 evaluations Collaborate with personnel in the middle school to help develop projections and plans for students Knowledge and experience with transition planning Engage and partner with...

Job Description The District Spanish Interpreter / Translator facilitates professional, formal, legal, and informational communications between School District personnel and persons whose primary language is Spanish. The District Interpreter Translator will provide the following services: "Interpretation", "Consecutive Interpretation", "Sight Translation" and "Translation". This job is a school year position (10 months), 7.5 hours daily, and reports to the ELL and Dual Language Coordinator (Multilingual Education Administrator). Essential Functions Translate all requested district documents from English to Spanish and vice versa. Translates IEPs, 504s, and related documentation to parents. Interpret to district staff and parents/students in school events outside school hours. Collaborate with staff during parent-teacher conferences and various parent/school staff meetings. Maintain Spanish phone line. Interpret all requested meetings, conference calls, and...

Job Description Head Start Teacher Infant Toddler (Amherst) $5,000 Bonus Join our collaborative team providing relationship-based care and education to infants and toddlers. Excellent ratios. Minimum Infant Toddler CDA, or degree with EEC Infant Toddler Lead Teacher certification. Full time (37.5 hours a week); full year. Salary Range: $22.14-25.59/hour + bilingual differential, if applicable. Community Action offers a supportive work environment, training, professional development, and outstanding benefits. We offer: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending plans, vision insurance, long term disability insurance, sick, vacation, float time and 12.5 paid holidays. Community Action is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation, including CORI, DCF, SORI, and fingerprint-based national CORI, NCOR, and out of state checks if...