Teacher Assistant

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Paraprofessional / Teachers Assistant to join our team. If you are passionate about providing care to youth in need and want to join a top-notch team, please apply today!

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance eligible after 60 days of employment
• 401k with 100% match up to 4% of your salary after 60 days of employment
• Paid Time Off and 7 Paid Holidays (for full-time employees)
• Tuition Assistance and Opportunities for Growth

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Special Education Teachers and General Education Teachers in planning and implementing learning experiences
• Encourage the involvement of the foster/adoptive families in the program and support the development of relationships between children and their families
• Aid in the development of lesson plans by compiling and arranging materials, obtaining visual aids and supplies for students and instructors, and distributing and collecting teaching materials
• Maintain classroom order and monitor student behavior
• Provide individualized instruction to students requiring special assistance
• Prepare administrative reports such as attendance reports, student records, check papers and projects
• Prevent client abuse by adhering to all policies and procedures, attending periodic training, reporting suspicious and inappropriate behavior, and following mandatory abuse reporting requirements
• Maintain a high standard of role model behavior for youth
• Participate in training and development activities as required
• Report any acts, incidents or conditions that reflect the possibility of inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships
• Report any use of physical force and all unusual incidents per guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed

Requirements

• Education – High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience – Minimum of 3 years’ prior relevant teaching assistant experience working with children with developmental and intellectual and/or physical disabilities

Skills

• Ability to think and act independently
• Advanced oral and written communication skills

Physical Demands

• Must be in good physical health and emotionally stable
• Frequent standing, walking, pushing, pulling and carrying/lifting up to 50 pounds
• Occasional climbing, bending or crouching
• Continuous concentration to detail; ability to remember multiple tasks, oral and written communication; and an attention span of 1+ hour(s) on a task

Other

• Maintain an appropriate and valid state driver’s license
• Must meet state criminal background check requirements