Para-Professional

Tennyson Center for Children•Denver, CO

3d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Para-Professional collaborates with the educational and treatment team to support behavior management in accordance with each child's IEP and treatment plans. The role provides individualized academic and social-emotional support to students in the classroom, helping create a clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environment. The Para-Professional supports children’s emotional needs while balancing structure, nurturing, learning, and recreation, and contributes to quality improvement by following organizational policies, regulatory standards, and best practices. The position is performed in person on campus in a school and treatment environment. Required training must be completed and maintained as a condition of employment, including Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), and the Neurosequential Model (NM); further training may be assigned based on program needs and organizational standards. A pre-hire physical is required.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must be able to successfully complete a pre-hire physical.
Must have, or qualify to obtain, a current Colorado driver's license.
Must complete required pre-employment checks, including a drug test, FBI fingerprint check, CBI criminal records check, child abuse registry check, motor vehicle record check, academic record verification, and reference checks.
Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an educational setting with K–12 students with special needs is preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement treatment plans and IEPs as directed by the clinician and teacher.
Provide one-on-one tutoring, small-group instruction, and support student engagement in academic and social-emotional learning.
Maintain clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environments.
Provide a therapeutic balance of hierarchy and affiliation while demonstrating understanding of children’s emotional needs.
Implement TCC verbal and non-verbal behavior management procedures and physical management, balancing clients’ needs for structure, nurturing, learning, and recreation.
Assist with classroom management strategies implemented with educational, clinical, and student engagement specialists.
Ensure positive behavior supports are implemented at both milieu and individual levels for all students.
Complete and maintain required trainings, including QMAP, TCI, and NM, as well as any additional trainings assigned.
Support and advance quality improvement efforts by adhering to Tennyson Center policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and best practices.
Implement behavioral interventions as needed.

Benefits

For employees working 30 or more hours per week: medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
Generous paid time off.
13 paid holidays.
Paid mental health days.
Retirement plan with a match up to 4% of annual salary.
Pet, legal, and identity theft insurance options.
HSA and FSA options.
Accident, critical illness, disability, and hospital indemnity insurance options.
Company-paid life insurance and AD&D, with options to purchase additional coverage.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee referral bonus.
Professional development assistance.
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.