CLINICAL EDUCATION AIDE

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Provides support, strategies, and appropriate clinical intervention for the Preschool child and their families.
• Assists the classroom treatment team to plan and carry out developmentally age-appropriate activities, using best practice guidelines to reach desired IEP goals and kindergarten readiness with children using appropriate PBIS Template.
• This may include:
• Implementing projects.
• Developing group activities.
• Recording/tracking children’s skills, as directed by classroom teacher.
• Planning and developing original group projects based on IEP goals or season.
• Aids in diverse classroom activities for the children to participate individually, in small groups and the entire class while demonstrating the appropriate behavior management skills and knowledge.
• Aids in engaging and encouraging children in developmentally appropriate activities throughout the day:
• Modeling play and daily activities.
• Talking with children.
• Encouraging and enhancing communication between children.
• Aids in modifying methods and integrating techniques, based on child’s progress and using developmentally appropriate interventions including using PBIS Mgt techniques:
• Adapting the physical environment.
• Daily routine.
• Adult / child interactions and child / child interaction.
• Consistently utilizes non-contact time effectively to maintain the cleanliness and order of physical environment:
• Clean toys regularly - Toy Cleaning Policy.
• Clean tables/chairs.
• Organize and label shelves and materials, set up materials for planned Activities, ie; High Scope.
• Communicates with children using a variety of strategies to communicate with children - body language, simple language, signs, pictures, hand-over-hand guidance, redirection and positive reinforcement.
• Attends all mandatory Program-wide meetings and regular team meetings regarding individual children and communicates observations regarding child’s daily program, interactions with other children and staff.
• Aids the classroom team with materials prepped for strategies to be implemented to improve programming for the classroom and individual children.
• Attends and contributes information at monthly site meetings, preschool department meetings and classroom team meetings.
• Records data/progress of individual children using program standard materials:
• Assists in gathering information and tracking developmental skills of individual children on charts.
• Assists in data collection for Behavior Management.
• Assists in organizing, copying and submitting documentation on PBIS and management: (Monthly Service Sheets, Readiness Checklist, Progress notes).
• Participates in professional development:
• Assists in orienting and mentoring new clinical aides.
• Actively contributes to and participates in in-service programs including completion of hospital mandated in-service programs.
• (Workshops/In-services/Conferences, Mid-Hudson Infant Toddler Coalition, Child Care Council of Dutchess, MHTC Mid-Hudson Teacher Center)
• Completes special yearly-assigned assignments which assist in the management of the site might include: Attendance manager, enrichment activities for children, bus / safety, infection control implementation, site ordering.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED.