Teaching Assistant

JOB POSTINGPOSITION/TITLE:Teaching AssistantPROGRAM/LOCATION:Learning Center Program PembrokeSTART DATE:AugustSummer Hours TBD)LENGTH OF POSITION:Eleven month schedule full schoolyear 183 days) and summer hours (six weeks) as assigned.SALARY SCHEDULE:Teacher Aide Salary ScheduleQUALIFICATIONS:1. High School Diploma or equivalent2. Experience working with students with autism spectrum disorder and students with multiple disabilities preferred3. Willingness to attend training/inservices with coworkersREPORTS TO:Learning Center Program CoordinatorEVALUATION:Staff evaluation will be implemented as outlined in the North River Collaborative Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:INSTRUCTIONAL/DIRECT SERVICEProvide support for individual students or small groups of students to reinforce skills.Work as a member of a team with other program staff to provide a consistent program for students in the absence of a staff member.Assist staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.Support the planning preparation and implementation of daily academic vocational and life skills activities.Help to maintain an environment to facilitate learning experiences for the students. Assume responsibility for scheduled activities and implementation when a teacher is not present.Implement behavior management programs for students as outlined.Provide crisis intervention when necessary.SUPERVISION AND TRAININGAttend and participate in inservice training programs and staff developmentmeetings as directed.Learn specific teaching strategies or skills for instructing individual students whennecessary.DOCUMENTATION EVALUATION AND COMMUNICATIONAssist staff in maintaining student attendance records and other data as needed.Abide by program hours and other policies as outlined in the North RiverCollaborative Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook.HEALTH AND SAFETYRespond to the needs of individual students so as to enhance theirsocial/emotional health and personal development.Respond to situations in a culturally proficient manner taking into account awhole student perspective.With training is able to apply deescalation strategies if necessary to prevent astudent from harming themselves or others.Able to safely lift students up to 50 lbs independently and assist in lifting studentsup to 100 lbs.Able to physically assist students during activities such as: toileting personalhygiene in/out of adaptive equipment and mechanical lifts and other selfcaretasks as needed.Able to move with reasonable speed and physically assist students during anyemergency drills or actual emergencies.Able to safely and effectively participate in restraint training and to safelyperform physical escort and restraints as needed once trained.Able to safely and effectively participate in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR) training if requested and to safely perform CPR as needed once trained.ETHICALMaintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information aboutstudents.Maintain professional attitudes and productive relationships with other staff andadministration.Treat parents and other professionals with respect.Respond constructively to feedback and goal oriented coaching.OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR