Preschool Teachers Aide 1:1

Cadient, LLC; Mahopac (NY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkside Preschool, a private, not-for-profit NYS-ED approved school serving children aged three to five with special needs, is hiring a FT Teacher Aide 1:1. You will support the classroom teacher and work 1:1 with students throughout the day.

Starting salary is $17.65–$19.42 per hour. The role requires patience, flexibility, and the ability to respond to stressful situations; prior preschool or special needs experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with preschool children or children with special needs preferred.
• Positive attitude and willingness to adapt to varied classroom assignments.
• Flexibility with respect to assignment, including one-to-one work.
• Able to respond appropriately to stressful or emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the classroom teacher while assisting students, frequently on a 1:1 basis, throughout the school day.

Skills

Preschool experience

Special needs experience

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Ability to handle stressful situations

Job description

Parkside Preschool is a private, not-for-profit, New York State Department of Education approved school for children ages three- to five-years with special needs. Parkside Preschool provides center-based and community-based services to families residing in Putnam and Westchester counties. In our center-based program, our school’s primary focus is to serve children with severe communication or learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorders. Our community-based integrated classrooms are offered at the same site, in collaboration with the Pine Grove Country Day School of Mahopac.

We are currently seeking a FT Teacher Aide 1:1to provide support to the classroom teacher while assisting students, frequently on a 1:1 basis, throughout the school day.

We are close to major roads such as I-84/I-684 and only 35 minutes from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge! Paid orientation and training is provided for all positions.

STARTING SALARY: $ 17.65- $19.42per hour

• Prior experience working with preschool children or children with special needs preferred
• Positive attitude
• Comfortable following directions
• Flexibility with respect to assignment (including one-to-one work with children and assignment to other classrooms)
• Able to respond appropriately to stressful, challenging and occasional emergency situations

This position requires physical coordination, stamina, ability (e.g. ability to run, sit on the floor, lift non-ambulatory children, negotiate uneven surfaces and playground equipment, work in hot and cold weather ) .

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