Special Education Classroom Assistant

About the role

The Elementary Education Services (EES) Counselor provides academic support, supervision, and behavioral health intervention in the school setting including specific therapeutic support services such as crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, timeout strategies, and personal emergency interventions, as necessary. They will assist with assessment, and clinical and administrative supervision and duties.

Responsibilities

• Provides behavioral support, as prescribed in the student's IEP, including crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, time-structuring activities, time-out strategies, and psychosocial and rehabilitative activities.
• Supports teachers in their implementation of the IEP prescribed for the child or adolescent (e.g., classroom support, support in implementing lessons).
• Monitors client’s daily progress and data on goals and objectives, as prescribed in the treatment plan, and provides data as requested for evaluations and IEP.
• Provides consistent communication and feedback to the family and other team members on the client’s progress.
• Supervises the self-administration of client medication; ascertains through questions that clients understand their prescribed medication – dose, side effects, etc., as guided by a registered nurse.
• Facilitates Social Skills groups as needed.
• Conducts assessment of strengths and therapeutic needs of students.
• Intervenes and provides immediate assistance in crisis situations.
• Completes all documentation requirements within determined time-frames; completes all forms consistent with CGRC corporate compliance procedures.
• Completes all training and actively participates in required supervision in accordance with program and agency guidelines.

Benefits

• Reimbursed comprehensive clinical supervision and training.
• Opportunity to develop leadership competencies and career interests.
• Participation in organizational committees, task forces, or work groups.
• Flexibility for classes and internship possibilities within the organization.
• Availability for licensure supervision.
• Support for healthy work-life balance and self-care goals.
• Relaxed working environment.
• Career development and growth opportunities.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Generous time off and benefits for eligible employees.
• Discounts and offers through Tickets at Work Program.
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Schedule

Flexible work schedules that allow for a healthy work-life balance.