Paraprofessional/Teacher Assistant

Hawthorne Foundation; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 30,125 - 38,164; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits

Retirement Plan

Education Incentives

Life Insurance/AD&D

403B Plans

Paid Vacation, Holiday & Sick Time

Job summary

The Hawthorne Foundation in Westchester is seeking a School Program/Teacher's Assistant to support students with autism and other developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include implementing daily educational programs assigned by certified teachers, assisting with clerical tasks, and promoting proper hygiene habits among students.

This role requires an Associate Degree or 48 college credits and involves participation in continuous training. Benefits include medical and retirement plans, education incentives, and paid time off for eligible employees.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in teaching students with Autism and willingness to motivate students to learn.
• Sensitivity to the needs of all students.
• Desire to acquire effective training techniques in behavior analysis programming.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for specific group assignments as Teacher Assistant.
• Implement daily and weekly programs assigned by certified teacher.
• Assist in clerical work including daily attendance and requisitions.
• Carry out daily schedules as developed and planned.
• Participate in in-service training, CPR, and complete quizzes monthly.
• Instruct students in daily proper hygiene habits.
• Accompany students to medical appointments as needed.

Skills

Teaching students with Autism

Clerical work

Daily hygiene habits instruction

Participation in in-service training

Education

Associate Degree from accredited college

Minimum High School Diploma

Job description

Position Type

Position Type: School Program/ Teacher's Assistant

Date Posted

Date Posted: 6/25/2021

Location

Location: Westchester School Age

Organization Profile

Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.

Mission

An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

Vision

To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

Job Description (Teacher's Assistant/Paraprofessional)

• Teacher Assistant is directly responsible to specific group assignments.
• Responsible for implementation of daily and weekly programs as assigned by NYSED certified teacher for each student in assigned group.
• Assist in any clerical work (i.e. daily attendance, requisitions, trip lists, graphing data).
• Responsible for carrying out daily schedules as developed and planned.
• The Teacher Assistant is responsible for participating in in-service training, CPR, behavior analysis training program and completing one book/quiz per month.
• Teacher Assistant instructs students in daily proper hygiene habits.
• Assists in accompanying students to medical office, and off grounds medical appointments or other services as needed.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• Retirement Plan
• Education Incentives
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• 403B Plans
• Paid Vacation, Holiday & SICK Time for eligible employees.

Contractors Welcome.

EOE

Required education

Associate Degree from accredited college or 48 credits at a 4 year accredited college preferred. Minimum High School Diploma

Required experience (if applicable)

Experience with the developmentally disabled a plus.

Other Qualifications

• A genuine interest in teaching students with Autism and willingness to motivate students to learn.
• Sensitivity to the needs of all students.
• A desire to acquire effective training techniques in behavior analysis programming

Required license or certification (if applicable)

Current NYSED Teacher Assistant Certification OR Certification obtained within 3 months of employment.

Salary: $30,125.50-38,164.62 Yr.