Job Description:

Starting Date: August 24, 2026
Position Type: Full-time, non-certified
Schedule: 10‑month position, Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hours: 6.5 hours/day plus 0.5 unpaid lunch

Reports To: School Principal

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required (education, psychology, child development, or related field preferred).
Experience working with young children strongly preferred.
Experience with children with special needs is a plus.
Strong interpersonal skills, patience, and flexibility.
Ability to maintain a positive and structured classroom environment.

General Description
The Preschool Special Education Building Support Educator ensures consistent coverage and support in preschool special education classrooms. This role provides supervision and instructional support for students, particularly those with special needs, when teachers are engaged in planning, meetings, or case management tasks. The educator helps maintain a safe, structured, and caring classroom environment aligned with each teacher’s daily plans.

Key Responsibilities
Lead the preschool classroom during times when the teacher is unavailable for instruction.
Follow daily routines and lesson plans provided by the teacher.
Provide supervision, care, and guidance for preschool students, including those with special needs.
Support students during activities, transitions, meals, and playtime.
Reinforce positive behavior and classroom expectations.
Collaborate with building administrators and support staff to ensure student needs are met.

Physical Abilities and Working Conditions
The Physical Abilities and Other Conditions of Employment listed in this section are representative of, but are not intended to provide, an exhaustive list of Physical Abilities and Other Conditions of Employment that may be required of positions in this class. Norwich Public School District encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment in this class and need reasonable accommodation of those disabilities to contact the Human Resources Department for further information.

Performing the job duties of this position requires the following physical demands:

Reaching, some lifting, standing, walking, carrying, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, sitting, and/or crawling.
Moving small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment.
Occasional exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather.
Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of support services.

Terms of Employment
Full-time, 10‑month, school-based position.
6.5 hours per day plus 0.5 hour unpaid lunch.
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Non-certified position.

Salary: $26.00 per hour

Contact Information
Human Resources Department
Norwich Public Schools
90 Town Street
Norwich, Connecticut 06360
Phone: 860-823-6284
Email: hrtalent@norwichpublicschools.org