The Franklin Public School System is seeking an educational assistant to work within the REACH program at the Washington St K-5 complex. The REACH program provides a constellation of supports and services for students with disabilities impacting social emotional and behavioral functioning. The program is designed to help children reach their full potential by providing direct instruction and embedded support in the areas of social academic behavior language self-regulation and communication skills across all environments. The students receive highly specialized instruction within general education classrooms and within the REACH program as appropriate. The work of the assistant is performed under the direction of administration lead teacher(s) and counselor. REACH provides the therapeutic milieu where the children are explicitly taught skills to manage their challenges. The program offers a safe and supportive environment that engages children in social skill development emotional regulation and high academic achievement. Responsibilities of the REACH educational assistant include:Aiding in providing academic instruction in collaboration with other members of the teamAssisting in providing behavioral programming for assigned students in collaboration with other members of the teamRecording dataCarrying over learned therapeutic strategies into all environmentsUsing common language and strategies across all environmentsWorking collaboratively with REACH team members Actively participating in on-going trainingQualifications include:Two year college degree or passing score on ParaPro test preferredExperience with adolescentsExperience working in school settingFamiliarity/training with the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis preferred
Required Experience:
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