Autism Assistant | IDD Services

About the role

Empower Children Through Compassionate Care At Pingree Center, you'll play an important role in supporting children and adolescents with autism as they develop essential life, communication, and social skills. Through compassionate, hands-on support and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, you'll help create meaningful learning experiences that encourage growth and independence.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Autism Specialist in developing individualized programs for children and adolescents with autism; focuses on enhancing social, communication, and behavioral skills
• Assumes leadership responsibilities in the classroom when the Autism Specialist is unavailable; ensures a structured and productive learning environment for students
• Affords clients with participation in the classroom, skills groups, and educational support as assigned
• Sustains academic structure through the application of behavioral techniques and procedures
• Implements therapeutic and behavioral interventions to encourage and support self-management, communication, and social skills
• Ensures client wellbeing by assisting with hygiene responsibilities as required
• De-escalates clients appropriately and safely
• Follows agency documentation policies for all phases of treatment, including assessments, care plans, treatment transitions and discharge plans, and client care
• Collaborates with internal and external multidisciplinary teams regarding clinical aspects of treatment
• Adheres to ethical and legal standards set by licensing boards and state regulations
• Mets direct care expectations
• Participates in ongoing professional development activities to meet licensure, certification, and/or other agency requirements

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three months of autism or direct client care experience

Qualifications

• Licenses/Certificates: Agency Provided
• Certifications: CPR certification, Valley de-escalation certification

Skills

• Compassion
• Communication
• Behavioral techniques
• Self-management
• Client care
• De-escalation

Benefits

• Compensation: Range starts at $17.75/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)
• Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Health & Insurance Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as voluntary options including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance
• Retirement: 401(k) plan accepting both pre-tax and Roth (post-tax) contributions and including a company match of up to 6% of your annual salary
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, paid training and conference attendance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid time for continuing education

Pay

Range starts at $17.75/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience)

Schedule

Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 5:00pm