Teaching Assistant - Early Intervention- Richmond Campus

Faison-Center; Richmond (VA); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Faison-Center is seeking a dedicated professional to support students by implementing daily educational programs and behavior treatment plans in a classroom setting. You will deliver one-on-one and group instruction, reinforce positive behaviors, collect and graph data, and assist with IEP-driven goals, under supervision.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, compassionate, and committed to helping students build essential academic, social, and life skills.

Formación

• Ability to work with children with autism and their families.
• Ability to work on a team.
• Ability to independently follow instructions to complete assigned tasks.
• Ability to provide consistent behavioral feedback on educational objectives.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment.
• Previous experience with autism preferred, using ABA tactics.
• Ability to serve as a consistent role model for other staff members.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver instruction one-on-one, in small groups, and in whole-group settings.
• Reinforce appropriate behavior and correct incorrect responses.
• Collect and graph daily learn-unit data and progress.
• Support IEP-driven goals and data-based decisions.
• Maintain daily home/school communication notes and logs.
• Assist with community-based instruction and classroom activities.
• Monitor and record student behavior per the behavior plans.
• Support training and professional development under supervision.

Conocimientos

Team collaboration

Data collection and graphing

Behavioral feedback delivery

Adaptability in diverse environment

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

Description

We are seeking a dedicated and energetic professional to support students by implementing daily educational programs and behavior treatment plans in a classroom setting. This role involves delivering one-on-one and group instruction, reinforcing positive behaviors, collecting and graphing data, and assisting with IEP-driven goals. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, compassionate, and committed to helping students build essential academic, social, and life skills. Responsibilities include facilitating instructional activities, monitoring behavior plans, completing daily communication logs, supporting community-based instruction, and maintaining a collaborative and professional classroom environment.

Essential Core Responsibilities

Instruction, IEP Implementation, and Facilitation of Instructional Activities

• Conducts instruction (e.g., one-on-one, small group, whole group) to teach students new skills in a variety of environments
• Reinforces appropriate behavior of students and corrects incorrect responses appropriately
• Provides instruction at pace appropriate for student and curricular procedure/sequence, completing target level of learn units presented daily and weekly
• Records daily learn unit responses for the students as directed and graphs learn unit data and related information daily
• After achieving criterion on prerequisite training modules, makes data-based decisions to bring instructional needs to the attention of the teacher or program supervisor
• Meets learn unit and learn-units-to-criterion objectives as outlined by the program supervisor or classroom teacher
• Assists students in tasks designed to master goals and objectives from the IEP
• Assist with completion of educational, preference, and behavior assessments, under the guidance of the classroom teacher or program supervisor
• Facilitates participation in group activities, keeping students on-task
• Physically assists clients with challenging tasks (i.e. toileting, feeding, walking, cutting and pasting)
• Facilitates community-based instruction by adhering to and implementing school-specific procedures off school premises

Daily Activities

• Writes notes in daily home/school communication log for each student according to standards outlined in professional writing trainings under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Follows posted classroom schedule of student/staff pairing, including following pick-up and drop-off schedule daily
• Gathers and/or generates materials under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• With all other team members, completes all cleaning and classroom assignments on a daily basis
• Works on and completes modules on a schedule provided by the program supervisor or classroom teacher
• Completes assigned trainings and implements procedures as outlined in trainings or in training materials
• Works harmoniously on assigned team, engaging professionally with all internal and external consumers

Monitor and Record Behavior

• Implements and monitors student behavior treatment plan to address maladaptive behaviors
• Responds to targeted behaviors as outlined in plan and/or as directed by a behavior analyst supervisor
• Collects and records daily data on occurrence of behaviors according to the schedule or guidelines outlined
• Assists in maintaining updated records and graphs related to social behaviors through event recording, interval recording, duration recording, etc. for behavior treatment plans and IEP objectives
• Shares responsibility with other staff in updating cumulative treatment records reflecting students current level of performance

Training

• Models all Faison handbook policies and procedures as well as instructional and behavior management related competencies throughout the work day
• Implements staff training protocols with Teaching Assistants, accurately utilizing any staff training resources (such as training handbooks, module assignments, and hands on training sequences)

Requirements

Experience Requirements

• Ability to work with children with autism and their families
• Ability to work on a team
• Ability to independently follow instructions to complete assigned tasks
• Ability to provide consistent behavioral feedback on educational objectives
• Ability to work in a diverse environment
• Previous experience working with children
• Previous experience with autism preferred, using the tactics of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Ability to serve as a consistent role model for other staff members

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Essential Physical Requirements

• Lift 50 pounds (and keep back straight while doing so)
• Bend at all joints fluently
• Move in and out of and maintain a kneeling position for up to five minutes
• Reach in all directions
• Grasp using both hands
• Move quickly in both confined and open spaces to avoid safety issues
• Run in order to retrieve an individual who is moving quickly away from staffMaintain balance while lowering to a half squat position