We are seeking a Teacher Assistant to support special education teachers and behavioral staff in a small, private, therapeutic middle and high school (Cedarhurst), serving students in grades 6-12. Under the guidance of the teacher, the TA will provide instruction, support, guidance and behavior management for students. Essential duties include assist the teacher in creating a stimulating and engaging classroom environment. Works with students to help them meet the academic, social and emotional ... more details
We are seeking a Teacher Assistant to support special education teachers and behavioral staff in a small, private, therapeutic middle and high school (Cedarhurst), serving students in grades 6-12. Under the guidance of the teacher, the TA will provide instruction, support, guidance and behavior management for students.
Essential duties include assist the teacher in creating a stimulating and engaging classroom environment. Works with students to help them meet the academic, social and emotional goals and objectives in their IEPs. Implements Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support. Substitute teaches in absence of teacher. Supervises students, assessing and ensuring safety at all times. Independently makes decisions about classroom situations by assessing students’ mental status. Evaluates conditions of agitation, assaultiveness, suicidality, disruptiveness. Models and coaches students in positive and appropriate school/social behavior. Implements behavior interventions plans. Tracks student behavior and academic data. Participates and contributes in staff meetings. Ability to independently problem-solve. 1. Assists in the delivery of instruction to students in classroom groups or individually utilizing a variety of teaching techniques as supervised by the teacher. Assists the teacher in providing a stimulating classroom environment; maintains student’s interest; minimizes distractions; enforces discipline. Works with the certified teacher to help the student achieve the goals and objectives prescribed in the student's Individual Education Plan; provides positive reinforcement; provides individual tutorial instruction in subject area concentrations such as a language, fine arts, and career education. 2. Assists the certified teacher in making daily decisions about various classroom and school situations requiring assessment of students' clinical state. Must be able to recognize and evaluate unusual conditions of agitation, assaultiveness, and suicidality. Must act quickly and decisively to avert crises, or to assist in the management of crisis situations. 3. Assists in the decisions on and implementation of behavior management plans for all students based on assessment of student social-emotional functioning. Must communicate daily behavioral observations and educational functioning to the certified teacher in a timely manner. 4. While the support staff does not create the lesson plans for the class or grade the students, the support staff monitors class work and does other supportive work as assigned by the certified teacher. Acts in emergency situations in the certified teachers stead, providing classroom monitoring and control 5. Acts in emergency situations in the certified teacher’s stead, providing classroom monitoring and control when the teacher is called out of the class to manage student crisis. Participates in all staff meetings, in-services, and orientations as directed by management. BA/BS degree or currently enrolled in an accredited college/university with more than 12 credits in Education or a related field.
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