Instructional Assistant
About The Position
The Susan Wayne Center of Excellence (SWCE) and the River Run Academy offer intensive residential, educational, medical, and clinical services for adolescent boys and girls who are mild to moderately cognitively impaired with concurrent behavioral, mental health, and medical issues. Located in rural Thompson, Connecticut, our state-of-the-art campus offers warm, home-like facilities in a pastoral setting. Our students have often experienced complex trauma and often have not been successful in other settings. SWCE students typically require additional support in the classroom, as well as with emotional and behavioral difficulties, executive functioning, and life skills.
Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age.
- ParaPro, Associates Degree or Bachelors Degree required.
- Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting students is required.
- Available to work evenings, holidays, weekend shifts as required.
- Background and driving record checks will be performed.
Nice To Haves
- Special Education or Mental Health setting experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide enriching academic assistance for teachers and students in a Special Education setting.
- Create a safe and therapeutic community by supporting students in developing and by role modeling effective coping strategies.
- Help students discover what makes them feel competent and valued by working with them to develop life skills such as cooking, banking, vocational skills, and more.
- Support students in developing a sense of self and provide them the skills to be successful in their next steps.
- Provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students.
Benefits
- Bilingual bonus ($2,000)
- Reimbursement for professional license registration costs and annual fees
- Blue Cross medical benefits
- Delta Dental benefits
- 401K matched up to $800 a year
- Pension after 5 years of employment
- Tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year
- Discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities
- Access to employee engagement groups
- Self-care resources
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
