Teaching Assistant for Crisis Intervention

About the Role

The Teaching Assistant (TA) for Crisis Intervention provides instructional and experiential support focused on trauma, mental health emergencies, and de-escalation.

This is a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track assignment.

Responsibilities

• Work with individual students on special instructional projects, including life-space interviews and anger replacement strategies.
• Provide the teacher with information about students to assist in developing appropriate learning experiences.
• Utilize special skills and abilities to assist in instructional programs and behavior management, including managing disruptive, assaultive, and out-of-control student behavior using therapeutic physical intervention strategies as needed.
• Perform related teaching assistant work as required.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in an educationally related field.
• Completion of Crisis Intervention training as a Crisis Intervention Worker.
• Completion of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training through the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) as a Crisis Intervention Trainer is desirable.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working directly with students in an educational setting or equivalent.
• Skills, knowledge, attitude, and confidence to effectively work with students in crisis, manage crisis situations, and respond to both the feelings and outward behavior of students in crisis.

Benefits

Full complement of health benefits.

Pay

Salary range: $46,958 – $54,905, in accordance with the BOCES Faculty Agreement Contract, experience, and education.