Teacher's Assistant
About the Role
We are seeking enthusiastic educators to create an exciting and challenging experience for children with special needs. Help prepare young children for meaningful lives by teaching cognitive, social-emotional, and motor skills throughout the day. Join our culture of patient-centered care at Kids Unlimited Learning Academy (KULA), an early intervention day treatment clinic for children with special needs.
Once children are referred to KULA by their primary care physicians, they must receive a developmental screening. They may then be scheduled for therapy evaluations at KULA or bring recent therapy evaluation reports done elsewhere. To receive Early Intervention Day Treatment habilitation services, a child must have a documented developmental disability or delay, as shown on the results of an annual comprehensive developmental evaluation, and qualify for at least one therapy service.
Children are placed in treatment rooms based on their developmental needs and ages. Our treatment rooms are adequately staffed with teachers and teachers' assistants and are designed to celebrate the cultural differences of the children and families we serve.
KULA typically treats children from birth to Kindergarten but expands services during the summer months to include elementary school-aged children with special needs.
Services Provided
- Fine motor delays
- Sensory disorders
- Gross motor delays
- Speech-language delays
- Hearing disorders
- Feeding disorders
- Developmental delays
- Cognitive delays
- Medical needs
- Developmental/psychological testing by a licensed psychologist
- Nutritional evaluations and consultations
- Audiological evaluations
Our whole treatment team, including licensed occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and nurses, works together with families to ensure each child's needs are met.
Qualifications
Education/Certification
- High school diploma or equivalent
- CDA preferred
Experience/Knowledge Required
- Prefer at least one year of successful experience in a classroom setting working with developmentally at-risk children or equivalent combination of education and experience
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people
- Must be able to work with children birth to age 18 and families who are at risk
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
- Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of database, word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet software
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a busy environment
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
- Ability to write simple correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations