Assistant Teacher

About the role

Since 1893, Helen Keller Services (HKS) has been committed to improving the lives of individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or have combined hearing and vision loss. HKS serves in the New York City/Long Island area from its new headquarters in dynamic downtown Brooklyn and the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults of Sands Point, New York, which has a network of regional offices that extends HKS' reach across the United States. Helen Keller Services for the Blind is thrilled to announce we will be expanding our Children's Learning Center to two brand-new Long Island locations in Nassau and Suffolk County! These state-of-the-art facilities will serve preschool children who are blind or have low vision, as well as multiple disabilities, autism, Down syndrome, or pervasive developmental delays. This expansion reflects HKSB’s commitment to ensuring that Long Island families have access to the same high-quality early education and support services that have transformed lives in Brooklyn. The Assistant Teacher is responsible for the execution of HKS’s Mission, goals and objectives through the execution of the job duties of an Assistant Teacher. The Assistant Teacher works in the CLC’s preschool and programs assisting the classroom teacher as needed. This involves working with groups of children and potentially 1:1 with a particular child as mandated by the child’s IEP.

Responsibilities

• Actively supervise students by maintaining awareness of each child’s location, activity, and safety during all classroom activities, transitions, and routines.
• Provides instruction to students as directed by the teacher and guided by goals and objectives on the IEP.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for the children in the classroom, gym, outdoor play space and during bussing.
• Supports individual students during group instruction as needed.
• Reinforces techniques from therapy as directed by teachers and therapists.
• Assists students in self-care activities (eating, dressing, toileting) and gives necessary level of support appropriate to the student’s