5 director of student services jobs found in Amherst, MA

Job Description The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) supports and implements behavior plans created by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies that honor the unique strengths and differences of every student. This position emphasizes neurodiversity, understanding that brain variations are natural and not deficits to be fixed. The RBT fosters skill development in communication, social interaction, and problem-solving for students in special education in a respectful, positive, and individualized way. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Promote safe and socially acceptable behaviors to support communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills development. Gradually reduce prompts to encourage independent and successful responses. Increase the occurrence of appropriate behaviors through positive reinforcement (desired items, attention, or removal of aversive stimuli). Collect and document behavior...

Job Description Brief Description: The Cook is an essential member of the school cafeteria staff and is charged with assisting the Kitchen Manager in all their supervisory and operational duties. The Cook ensures courteous and positive customer service to the students and staff, sanitary food preparation and service, cleaning and maintaining the cafeteria in a manner that provides a sanitary, clean, attractive, and safe environment. Hours: 7 per/day; 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday) 6:30-1:30 pm or as needed This position is a Wildwood Elementary School ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: •Assists in the supervision and evaluation of personnel and food production. Develops work schedules with Kitchen Manager to maximize production efficiency. Ability to operate all food service equipment and train staff accordingly. •Ensures the service of attractive, appetizing and nutritious meals that are of consistent high quality and meet USDA meal pattern compliance. Easily...

Job Description The Amherst Public School District is seeking full time para-educators to work at Fort River Elementary School to provide social, emotional, behavior and academic support in grades K through 6 in the district-wide therapeutic program. This position includes providing direct support and academic instruction to student(s) under the direction of a special education teacher, counselor, or behavior analyst, individually or in small groups, in the general education classroom or out of the classroom. It may also include supporting students in one or more of the following areas as applicable: expressive and receptive language, social skills, self regulation, fine motor and/or sensory processing. It may also include attending related service (OT, PT, SLH, etc.) therapy sessions to facilitate carryover of skills from one setting to another. Experience with or willingness to train in order to - Effectively work with students to support their academic growth and...

Job Description Overview: The ARPS Family Center Liaison serves as a districtwide resource to strengthen family engagement, improve equity of access, and remove barriers that interfere with students' academic success and overall wellbeing. This position supports families across all schools-PreK-12-by providing guidance on navigating the school system, connecting families to essential services, and fostering strong home-school partnerships. Special attention is given to supporting new families, multilingual families, and those experiencing poverty, housing instability, trauma, or immigration-related challenges. The ARPS Family Center Liaison is responsible for providing Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions for students and families to foster a supportive school experience. This role is essential in promoting student engagement, addressing chronic absenteeism, and collaborating with building leaders on various student and family-focused initiatives. This is a position in the...

Job Description The Amherst Public Schools is seeking a full time, permanent Special Education Program Coordinator to provide strong, on-site leadership for two of our district specialized programs, AIMS and Building Blocks, currently at Fort River Elementary School. These inclusion based programs support students with one or more of the following: autism (level 1 & 2), attention/focus, academic, social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges and who require programmatic support throughout the school day. The program staff includes special education teachers, counselor/psychologist, related service providers and para educators. This position may also include providing informal consultation to the building administration and other elementary schools. The following responsibilities, skills, training and experience include but are not limited to: Program leadership, development, design and monitoring Collaboration with building and central office administrators...