Education Aide

OLV Human Services • Buffalo, NY

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About The Position

Are you passionate about supporting students academically, behaviorally, and emotionally—while making a meaningful impact through trauma-informed care and life skills development every day? Join our team as an Education Aide! Job Summary: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
• None Required License/Registration/ Certification
• New Hire Orientation

Nice To Haves

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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