Education Aide - Victory Academy Ridge
OLV Human Services•Lackawanna, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
The Education Aide provides academic support and services to pediatrics, adolescents, and adults adjusting for the effects of age, culture, background, experience and developmental status. As a support of academic, behavioral and life skills this employee directly supervises students in areas of educational programming and activities.
Requirements
- Computer skills
- Customer skills
- High School Diploma/GED
- No experience required, but would prefer some experience in the mental health field
- New Hire Orientation
Nice To Haves
- Some experience in the mental health field
Responsibilities
- Supervise students at all times.
- Assist students with their academic work and their daily school routine.
- Interact with students in ways that are therapeutic, respectful and trauma sensitive.
- Utilizes preventative and de-escalation techniques that are consistent with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
- Assist teacher as requested and actively engage with students in the classroom.
- Assist students with morning/evening transportation between the cottages and school via agency bus.
- Teaches students living skills such as decision making, personal control, interpersonal communication and problem solving, dressing, grooming and eating.
- Instructs and monitors to ensure that the daily routine, structure and habilitative programming is maintained and all related standards are met.
- Supervises and assists in transporting students as required.
- Manages a clean and safe work environment.
- Assists in the planning and implementation of the treatment plan.
- Completes all required school and agency paperwork in timely manner and within policy expectations (i.e. IR’s, school logs, attendance, lunch forms, daily behavioral data, etc.)
- Perform any other duties listed on the program specific responsibility checklist assigned by the supervisor.
- Assist students with maintaining & succeeding with individual behavior plans.
- Any other duty as requested by your supervisor.
Benefits
- Paid School Breaks (approximately 7 weeks!)
- Paid Holidays
- Additional Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health, dental & vision insurance options
- Paid Employer sponsored life insurance
- Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
- Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse completes too!
- Free dental insurance
- OLV Tuition Reimbursement up to $7,200
- Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
- Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services
- Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
- Employee referral program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
