EDA - EEC ~ Caswell Development Center

Adult Correction; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 31.000 - 49.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Caswell Developmental Center, serving as North Carolina's Eastern Region resource center, provides specialized residential, programmatic, and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The Educational Development Assistant (EDA) leads educational enrichment activities and supports staff and residents at the Education Enrichment Centers.

The role requires early morning and lunchtime activities, transportation to the centers, careful documentation, and modeling therapeutic

Formación

• Experience in education settings with extensive instructional knowledge and reinforcement strategies to encourage resident participation and progress.
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges, with ability to build therapeutic relationships.
• Ability to instruct, support participation and effectively model techniques; follow regulations with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with residents and staff across disciplines.

Responsabilidades

• Lead educational enrichment activities for residents and staff at Education Enrichment Centers.
• Manage day-to-day instruction, activities, schedule adherence, and sanitation.
• Document participation and provide feedback to team to facilitate progress and independence.
• Transport residents to Education Enrichment Centers and model therapeutic relationship techniques.

Conocimientos

Education setting experience

Instructional strategies

Behavioral programming techniques

Interpersonal communication

Descripción del empleo

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

The Educational Development Assistant (EDA) serves to lead the facilitation of activities both in the homes as well as in the Educational Enrichment Centers. This position provides educational enrichment activities specific to each resident's capabilities, supervision and support for the Educational Enrichment Centers and the staff who attend with their residents. The EDA assists with instruction and group activities for residents and their support staff within the assigned Division during early mornings and lunchtime, as well as transportation to and from the Educational Enrichment Centers. This position is responsible for the day-to-day instruction and activities, schedule adherence, activity sanitation and rotation and other program organizational functions in their assigned area. The daily functions include initiating assigned activities, leading, monitoring, motivating participation and oversight of activities as well as modeling therapeutic relationship techniques for home staff while at the Educational Enrichment Centers. The Educational Development Assistant documents relevant information about participation, provides feedback to the Lead EDA, EPA, and Teachers to facilitate participation, enjoyment, progress and independence of the residents.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $31,200.00 - $48,810.00

This is a repost. Previous applicants do not need to reapply to be considered for this vacancy.

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Experience in education settings with extensive instructional knowledge, reinforcement strategies to encourage resident participation and success and practical application of behavioral programming techniques.
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, sensory processing issues, behavioral challenges including those that are secondary to individuals with autism, and the ability to build and maintain positive, encouraging therapeutic relationships with the population served and the staff who work with them.
• Ability to instruct, support participation and effectively model; Ability to work cooperatively, independently and with a team and the ability and willingness to follow established regulations and policies with minimum supervision.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills to work together with residents and support staff and effectively communicate with a variety of service disciplines to share information of instructional outcomes and observed behaviors.
• Management Preference : Successful completion of CPI and CPR.

Physical Requirements:

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Other: Pushing, Walking, Lifting and Standing for inside and outside activities. Occasional Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Reaching, Pulling, Fingering, Grasping, Feeling, Talking, Hearing, Repetitive Motions, and Visual Acuity.

This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

Work Location:

Education Enrichment Center

Work Hours:

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

About Caswell Developmental Center:

Caswell Developmental Center, serving as North Carolina's Eastern Region resource center, provides specialized residential, programmatic, and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The individuals we serve are at the heart of our facility. Our team is critical to the mission of the facility.

We strive to create an environment in which every team member contributes to the overall success of the Center to positively impact the lives of those around them and the individuals we service. If you are looking to make a difference and seeking a rewarding career, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

Supplemental Contact Information:

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the