Frontline Applicant Tracking - Norwalk Public Schools

Openings as of 3/18/2025

Long Term Substitute Teacher - Pre-Kindergarten (2024-2025 SY)

JobID: 9461

Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/Regular Pre-School


Date Posted:
  2/3/2025


Location:
  SONO


Date Available:
  February/2025


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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
TEACHER – PRE-KINDERGARTEN
SONO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 
POSITION SUMMARY
 
Instruct students in the specific area of specialty; help students learn subject matter and skills that will broaden their learning experiences and contribute to their development in order to meet high expectations; communicate with parents; create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning; participate in professional learning

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Follows the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined and approved by the Norwalk Board of Education
• Sets and reinforces clear expectations and routines
• Manages the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain an advantageous learning environment
• Prepares lesson plans that achieve clear objectives, uses appropriate techniques, and serves the needs of all learners in the classroom
• Demonstrates strong content knowledge
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required
• Conducts parent/teacher conferences
• Assesses student learning on continual basis and identify areas of intervention if needed
• Keeps parents up-to-date of student progress through use of interim reports, report cards, and/or conferences
• Designs instruction to meet the needs of all students through both individual and small group settings as needed
• Designs and implements assessments that measure progress and use assessments to refine curriculum and instructional practices
• Designs clear and specific learning assessments
• Maintains a positive learning environment that encourages open communication between the teacher and learner
• Maintains a positive school community image that encourages ethical student behavior
• Maintains ongoing communication with parents
• Assists in the selection of textbooks, equipment and other education materials
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships
• Participates in professional learning by attending seminars and workshops to improve instructional practice and positively affect student achievement
• Demonstrates knowledge of teaching methods, materials and educational practices for elementary school teaching

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
• Experience working with students in a diverse school setting
• Experience with team teaching in a multicultural environment
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Organizational and problem-solving skills

QUALIFICATIONS
• Active 001, 002, 003, 008, 112 or 113 CDE Certification as required by the Connecticut State Department of Education
• Knowledge and skills required would generally be acquired with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. 
• Expertise in writing instruction with an in-depth knowledge of language and written language development.
• Demonstrated and successful experience in a multi-cultural setting. 
• Demonstrated ability to teach elementary classes. Experience with team teaching.  Urban experience.
• Human relations skills to work effectively with students, parents, school administrators and school staff.
• Knowledge of teaching methods, materials and education practices applicable to elementary school teaching. 
• Ability to prepare and implement effective plans. 
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Norwalk Board of Education may find appropriate
 
Days:    Monday – Friday
Salary:    In accordance with the NFT contract

1 – 39 Days: $110.00/day
40+ Days: $259.47/day

 
Apply at
www.norwalkps.org/applynow
Click “Employment”
 
NORWALK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Norwalk Board of Education to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status or physical and mental disability in the school district's educational program and activities; and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender pregnancy, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.
 
02.03.2025
 




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Openings as of 3/18/2025

School Counselor (2024-2025 SY)

JobID: 9508

Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/School Counselor (Elementary)


Date Posted:
  3/11/2025


Location:
  SONO


Date Available:
  March/2025


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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
SONO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


JOB SUMMARY
 
The K-12 school counselor provides academic; career; college access, affordability and admission; and social-emotional competencies to every student annually by helping design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive evidence-based school counseling program in each district school. The school counselor provides an annual plan and advising to every student, classroom school counseling lessons in collaboration with other educators for all students, group and individual counseling for some students. The school counselor also provides additional school-wide activities that promote student success helping to close achievement, opportunity, and attainment gaps, increase student career/college success, and improves mental health/well-being. The school counselor is an advocate, leader, and change-agent partnering with colleagues inside the schools, in the community, and with family members for optimal student success. The school counselor is supervised by the Director of School Counseling in consultation with the building Principal. 
 
Services to Students
• Plans, delivers, and evaluates school counseling interventions to help close achievement, opportunity, and attainment gaps. 
• Delivers academic success skills including: organization, time management, study skills to all students annually. 
• Delivers career development skills including assessments, career clusters, use of Occupational Outlook Handbook (embedded in Naviance), creating resumes/cover letters, job shadowing/searching techniques. 
• Delivers college access/affordability/admission skills to all students with attention to first-generation students, students with disabilities, and students needing affordability resources. 
• Provides social-emotional skills to all students including anti-violence/ anti-bullying, stress management, cultural diversity, and strategies to improve energy/ mood Ensures every student has an annually updated ACCESS & Accomplishments Plan. 
• Ensures ethical practice by using a decision-making model and sharing most recent updates of the ACA, ASCA & NACAC codes of ethics with all stakeholders. 
• Coordinates orientation for new and transfer students and families. 
• Applies developmental, learning, counseling, and education theories.  
• Uses Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success standards (ASCA) in the school counseling program. 
• Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of cultural, social and environmental influences on student success and opportunities. 
• Designs and implements instruction aligned to Mindsets and Behaviors in Classroom, Group, and Individual Settings. 
• Provides appraisal/advisement in Classroom, Group, and Individual Settings. 
• Provides short-term counseling in Group and Individual Settings. 
 
 Collaboration with School and Professional Staff
• Collaborates with teachers, school social workers, and school psychologists for optimal student success. 
• Collaborates with multiple school systems and peers for systemic change: as Equity Consultants on the Master Schedule, supporting all students’ access to challenging coursework for all students, Academic Support Services, and Co-Curricular Activities. 
• Consults with teachers on creative, culturally responsive interventions to support struggling students including noncognitive factors affecting student success. 
• Participates in PPT/504 meetings, team meetings, and restorative justice settings. 
• Makes referrals to appropriate school resources. 
• Consults with educators for student achievement and success. 
 
Liaison and Collaboration with Outside Resources 
• Maintains professional memberships in state and national school and college counseling organizations (ASCA/CSCA, ACA, NACAC/NEACAC). 
• Collaborates with family members and community agencies/businesses in a school/family/community partnership for student achievement/success. 
• Makes referrals to appropriate community resources. 
 
Planning and School Counseling Program Development/Evaluation 
• Demonstrates leadership as a system change agent for equity by developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. 
• Establishes and maintains School Counseling Program Advisory Council. 
• Assists in annual Equity Audit of school programs/policies/practices. 
• Assesses the School Counseling Program annually and shares results with all stakeholders using ASCA Program Assessment and the ACCESS Questionnaire.  
• Uses disaggregated data to plan School Counseling Program interventions. 
• Uses technology effectively in the school counseling program. 
• Annually updates school counselor/administrator agreement. 
• Analyzes school disaggregated data to inform school counseling program best practices. 
• Demonstrates understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research, and trends Applies school counseling professional standard, competencies and legal and ethical principles to the school counseling profession. 
• Creates school counseling program beliefs, vision and mission statements aligned with school and district. 
• Identifies gaps in achievement, attendance, discipline, opportunity, and resources. 
• Develops annual student outcome goals based on data. 
• Develops and implements action plans aligned with student outcome goals and data. 
• Assesses and reports program results to the school community. 
• Uses time appropriately according to national recommendations and student/school data. 
• Establishes annual agreement with building leaders about the SC program. 
• Uses a SC appraisal process (ASCA SC Appraisal/101 Solutions-CAFE Model). 
• Maintains weekly and annual calendars of SC use of time and school counseling program/ school-wide events for all stakeholders. 
 
Qualifications/Certificates:
• 068 School Counselor certification/eligibility in CT. 
• Master’s degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling. 
• Knowledge of evidence-based research and best practices in designing, implementing, and evaluating a school counseling program and interventions including school counseling curriculum lessons, group and individual counseling, and planning/advising for all students. 
• Demonstrated professional identity/memberships in state and national school and college counseling professional organizations. 
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Effective skills in working with all school stakeholders and community partners. 
• Ability to identify students with disabilities and refer for appropriate services and accommodations. 
• Ability to affirm and work effectively with students and other stakeholders of multiple cultural and linguistic identities. 
• Knowledge of ACA, ASCA and NACAC professional codes of ethics for school and college counselors. 
• Experience in implementing and evaluating a school counseling program model such as the ASCA National Model. 
• Experience in advising/planning for all students, developmental school counseling curriculum lessons, group counseling, and individual counseling. 
• Technology skills including use of spreadsheets, social media, websites, apps, and other ways that build and enhance the school counseling program effectiveness with all stakeholders. 
 
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Bilingual Fluent in Spanish. 
• Experience and understanding of bilingual students’ unique academic and social-emotional strengths and challenges. 
• Experience in urban, diverse environments. 
• K-12 teaching, advising, and/or coaching experience. 
• Experience using the ASCA Model, Code of Ethics, Professional Competencies, & Mindsets & Behaviors. 
• Experience in career and college access, affordability, and admission counseling.
• Experience in a distance learning work environment.
 
 Days:    Monday – Friday
Salary:   In alignment with NFT contract
 
Apply at 
www.norwalkps.org/applynow
Click “Employment”


NORWALK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Norwalk Board of Education to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status or physical and mental disability in the school district's educational program and activities; and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender pregnancy, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.
 
03.11.2025




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Openings as of 3/18/2025

Teacher - Special Education (2024-2025 SY)

JobID: 9394

Position Type:
  Specialized Learning/Special Education Teacher


Date Posted:
  12/2/2024


Location:
  SONO
(High-Needs School)


Date Available:
  December/2024


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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
SONO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Special Education Teacher will provide IEP mandated instruction to students in a highly structured and supported classroom environment.  IEP goals will be implemented in an environment with data collection serving as a basis for instruction.  The Special Education Teacher must have the ability to develop and implement instructional and behavioral management strategies for special needs students.  The teacher must also have the ability to teach several academic areas, an understanding of development and implementation of individualized education plans, an ability to administer and interpret a variety of academic and related assessment instruments pertaining to special education.  Communication with other colleagues from various disciplines and with parents are essential to student success.  Applicants for the position of special education shall be considered on the basis of qualifications.
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Follows the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined and approved by the Norwalk Board of Education
• Manages the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain an advantageous learning environment
• Prepares lesson plans that achieve clear objectives, uses appropriate techniques, and serves the needs of all learners in the classroom
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required
• Conducts parent/teacher conferences
• Assesses student learning on continual basis and identify areas of intervention if needed
• Keeps parents up-to-date of student progress through use of interim reports, report cards, and/or conferences
• Designs instruction to meet the needs of all students through both individual and small group settings as needed
• Plans individual and group instruction to foster academic, social and emotional growth
• Designs clear and specific learning assessments
• Maintains a positive learning environment that encourages open communication between the teacher and learner
• Maintains a positive school community image that encourages ethical student behavior
• Maintains ongoing communication with parents
• Prepares student education plans in consultation with parents and IEP team members
• Designs instruction, both individual and small group, which parallels the general education curriculum
• Acts as coordinator of IEP implementation with general education staff
• Monitors student progress, participates in review and revision of IEP, as appropriate.
• Facilitates the independence of the student as learner
• Assists other professional staff in diagnosis of learning disorders, development of planned remediation and evaluation of student progress
• Maintains appropriate student data and other records and submit reports as required by State and Federal law
• Demonstrates ability to teach several academic areas
• Demonstrates knowledge of the subject(s) to be taught
• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth/development as related to the teaching-learning process
• Demonstrates knowledge of special education regulations and guidelines
• Assists in the selection of textbooks, equipment and other education materials
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships
• Participates in professional learning by attending seminars and  workshops to improve instructional practice and positively affect student achievement

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
• Public school experience with students displaying social/emotional/behavioral needs
• Experience in behavior management (development and program implementation)
• Collaborative working style
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Organizational and problem solving skills

QUALIFICATIONS
• Current special education (165) Connecticut teaching certificate required
• IEP data collection knowledge
• Working knowledge of IEP Direct
• Elementary school special education experience preferred
• Current Physical Management Training (PMT) or Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training
• Fluency in Spanish is an asset
 
Days:    Monday – Friday
Salary:  In accordance with the NFT contract
Apply at 
www.norwalkps.org/applynow
Click "Employment"

NORWALK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Norwalk Board of Education to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status or physical and mental disability in the school district's educational program and activities; and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender pregnancy, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.
 
12.02.2024




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