Dedicated Aide at Maya Angelou Academy SY 25 - 26

Maya Angelou Schools / See Forever Foundation • Laurel, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Dedicated Aides are assigned to work with a specific scholar with a disability and support scholars in numerous situations. They work to allow scholars with disabilities to be educated alongside nondisabled scholars to the maximum extent appropriate. Dedicated Aides accompany the scholar to all classes during the school day, implement the scholar’s behavior plan, provide individualized attention and instruction during academic periods, and support them during other portions of the day, as determined by individual scholar needs. Some of the more common reasons for this type of support include (1) protection/safety of the scholar, (2) instructional support, (3) transition, and (4) reduction of anxiety for the scholar. Dedicated Aides carry out their responsibilities under the direct supervision of the Special Education Coordinator. Dedicated Aids will ideally work with scholars throughout the school year.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
• Tutoring experience
• Basic reading and math proficiency
• Basic people skills and ability to work with special needs students

Nice To Haves

• bachelor’s degree or the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Travel to school in a timely manner
• Communicate appropriately with co-workers and special needs students
• Develop bonds with scholars and work with their parents
• Create and maintain a climate of respect and fairness for all scholars
• Use creativity to plan activities for scholars
• Model appropriate spoken and written language skills
• Coach assigned student in social problem solving and appropriate behavior
• Work with assigned students on academic tasks specified in the daily lesson plan
• Collect observations and data on student learning and behavior
• Keep scholar information confidential by treating it with the strictest confidence and refraining from discussing the student outside of the school environment
• Implementing supports and consequences specified in the scholar’s Behavior Intervention Plan
• Responding to scholar behavior using Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
• Ensuring that they are with the assigned youth during all hours specified on the IEP, including moving with the assigned youth to all locations, accompanying them within the school environment to ensure safety, and asking for help when a youth’s behavior threatens their own or other’s safety
• Support all scholars in a class in addition to their assigned scholar
• Attend meetings
• Participate in lesson planning
• Participate in additional training and professional development provided by the Chief of Schools and other school leaders
• Provide substitute teaching support on an as-needed basis

Benefits

• health care coverage
• HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts
• voluntary dental and vision
• employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options
• commuter benefits
• a 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after 1 year of service
• opportunity to positively impact students with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED