Special Education Teacher Assistant

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Job description

Overview:
Join Rackers team! Now hiring full-time 35 hour/week Teaching Assistant to work with preschool children with autism in a specialized classroom program. Will receive training in using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to support the strengths and needs of autistic students, and will be required to achieve a certain level of proficiency and independence. RBT welcome, supervison available. Will be responsible for working one-on-one with each of six children on a rotating basis, facilitating each child's participation in group activities throughout the day, working on self-help skills including potty training, participating in data collection and analysis, preparing classroom and instructional materials, troubleshooting with the teacher, leading classroom activities when teacher is absent, and participating in ongoing staff training and collaboration. Great opportunity for learning and advancement. No experience with autistic individuals required, but experience with ABA preferred. A love of children and an openness to learning are musts.

Racker offers a competitive rate and school program calendar. Our competitive benefits include health insurance, and time for continuing education, retirement investment with employer match, paid vacation for school holidays and breaks, paid sick time, and a 20% discount on childcare services for children of full time staff hours weekly.

Pay Rate $17.25.

Responsibilities:
Essential Duties:

Provide support for the individual children in the assigned classroom as well as for the general needs of the classroom, with the supervision and leadership of the classroom teacher.

Povide direct care support to children i.e. toileting, feeding, dressing lifting and positioning

Assist teacher with the program planning and implementation of IEP's, for the classroom as a whole and/or for an individual child

Review IEP and relevant information concerning the children in the program with the classroom teacher in order to support the implementation of the instructional and social-emotional development of the children

Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team to provide continued support for carry over skill development

Accept feedback/guidance from the classroom teacher and site director

Function effectively as a member of the team through collaboration, utilizing a positive and professional approach

Participate in all appropriate meetings and provide input on classroom children, in addition attend weekly team meetings

Complete personal and program record keeping as assigned

Collect student data as needed

Communicate professionally with families per directions of the classroom teacher

Carry out necessary tasks for keeping the classroom running smoothly in the absence of the special education teacher

Contribute to a positive work and learning environment through professional courteous and confidential behavior

Attend training required by program regulations, including OCFS regulations, and as directed by supervisor

Uphold standards of professionalism with regard to behavior and dress

Other duties as assigne

Qualifications:
High school diploma

NY State Ed Teaching Assistant certification or eligible and willing to complete process within 6 months of hire

Associate's or bachelor's degree preferred

Experience or training in ABA preferred

Physical Requirements: Ability to physically assist children to participate in the program; ability to lift up to forty (40) pounds; ability to engage in repetitive movements such as sitting/kneeling on floor, bending and stooping; ability to move quickly to attend to a running child. Ability to operate standard office equipment

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