Teacher Assistant (39426)

Birch Family Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,491,000 - 60,805,000; Full time

Job summary

Birch Family Services at Riverdale Early Childhood Center in Bronx, NY seeks a full-time instructional aide to support IEP goal attainment and daily programming. You will assist in planning, organize the physical environment, and model language facilitation under the Teacher's direction.

Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, you will handle classroom duties, participate in meetings, and ensure timely documentation.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.
• Experience with early childhood settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Teacher in activities to support IEP goals and daily planning.
• Support classroom organization, maintenance, and instruction.
• Participate in team meetings and school functions as assigned.
• Supervise the class when the Teacher is away briefly.
• Maintain documentation and submit paperwork timely as directed.
• Foster positive relationships with team, parents, and staff.

Skills

Communication

Oral communication

Conceptual thinking

Interpersonal

Relationship building

Reliability

Responsibility

Team building

Tolerance

Education

High School GED

Tools

New York NY Continuing Teaching Assistant Certification

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Riverdale Early Childhood Center - Bronx, NY 10463


• Position Type: Full Time


• Salary Range: $19.36 - $21.22 Hourly


• Job Shift: Day


• Work hand-in-hand with the Teacher and related service staff; follow the Teachers instructions and model; integrates the interdisciplinary teams input for instruction, behavior management, and language facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Teacher in all activities necessary to support student attainment of IEP goals, including daily program planning and physical environment organization.


• Performs all classroom and school-wide duties pertaining to organization, maintenance, and instruction of his/her classroom and module.


• Participates as a classroom and interdisciplinary team member, as well as in other teams as determined by the Principal. Participates in all relevant meetings (team, department, staff, module, etc.) and other school functions or activities (e.g. Open School Night) as assigned by Teacher, Supervisor or Principal.


• Supervises the class when the Teacher must leave the room for a short period of time.


• Comply with regulatory requirements and school policy and procedures in all areas. Assists in maintaining appropriate documentation as specified according to program and regulatory compliance. Submits all required paperwork in a timely fashion as designated by the Teacher or Educational Supervisor.


• Maintain an appropriate and effective interpersonal relationships with team and department members, parents, other staff, supervisors, administrators, and outside agencies.

Demonstrate

• Open communication, flexibility and the ability to learn and utilize team building strategies


• The ability to self-evaluate, to utilize supervision and problem solve


• The ability to both offer and accept assistance to/from others.

• Perform other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.


• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.


• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.


• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.


• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.


• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for ones conduct.


• Team Building - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.


• Tolerance - Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.

Education

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Skills & Ability

• Certificates & Licenses: Possession of New York State Continuing Teaching Assistant Certification or Level I, Level II or Level III New York State Certified Teaching Assistant Certification.

Other Requirements

• Experience in the field of early childhood preferred

EEO Statement

Birch Family Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Birch Family Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Birch Family Services expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Birch Family Services' employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.