Elementary Instructional Assistant

Starting at $21/hour up to $26.50/hour pending higher education and experience in the field or RBT certification.

About the role

As an Instructional Assistant (Emotional Support) you will work with students with Emotional Support (ES) needs within the Reading School District. Reporting to the Emotional Support Special Education Teacher, you will:

• Support and maintain classroom policies and procedures, while assisting students by modeling appropriate behavior, providing emotional support, and adopting a patient and friendly attitude.
• Assist in the implementation of students’ individualized education program (IEP) and positive behavior support plan (PBSP) as directed by the teacher.
• Assist with student personal needs, when required, including medical needs in conjunction with the school-based health or nursing staff.
• Participate in meetings and in-service training programs as assigned.
• Understand team goals and own role within the team; support team decisions and cooperate with others within and outside the team.
• Utilize crisis physical intervention techniques under the direction of the teacher and as appropriate to the setting and the degree of threat to the safety of the student and others.

This position is aligned with the school calendar and is a full-time role covering a 10-month period with opportunities for extended school year program in summer break.

Schedule

Monday–Friday: 7:45 am – 3:15 pm

About Devereux

DESS partners with child-serving institutions to provide services in early learning, behavioral and mental health treatment, academic interventions, and prevention programming. We also offer direct staff placement, diagnostic evaluations, and consultation services to school districts.

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults—and their families—every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives—by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. Benefits include:

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing first day).
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit.
• Life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND—the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition and student loan repayment.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• High School diploma or GED required; Associate’s degree preferred.
• Experience working as an instructional assistant in a special education classroom with students with behavior disorders preferred.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.