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District reports teacher, special-education and nurse vacancies; HR schedules Oct. 7 job fair
Summary
Manchester HR reported multiple vacancies across classrooms, special-education case managers and nursing positions, and said a job fair will be held Oct. 7 at the Welcome Center to recruit candidates and provide on-site assistance for applicants.
Human resources told the Board of School Committee the district currently has several persistent vacancies and is pursuing active recruitment, including a job fair on Oct. 7 at the Welcome Center (148 Concord St.).
HR reported four classroom teacher vacancies (preschool side-by-side at Weston Elementary, a sixth-grade science/math opening at Southside, and high-school math openings at Central and MST), nine special-education case manager openings, two primary nurse vacancies (Hillside and McDonough), and approximately eight paraprofessional openings. HR said it placed one contracted special-education teacher at Hillside and continues active recruitment through social media, targeted flyers and outreach to retired-educator networks.
"We were able to hire three crossing guards from the last meeting to this meeting," HR said, and noted crossing-guard openings had fallen from 17 to 14 (including two substitute positions). HR said a job fair at the Welcome Center on Oct. 7 will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., provide language assistance and could allow on-the-spot interviews for candidates if department heads attend.
Board members suggested additional outreach to regional educator-preparation programs, partnerships to place interns, and tapping retired teachers to fill part-time or substitute roles. Administrators said they are working with university partners and local programs to build pipelines and will continue reporting hiring progress to the board.
