Special Education 1to1 Aide

CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY•Camarillo, CA

4d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

For 30 years, Casa Pacifica has been helping at-risk children, their families, and young adults thrive. As the largest non-profit provider of children’s and adolescent mental health services in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, Casa Pacifica specializes in treating children and young adults who struggle with complex mental health challenges such as emotional dysregulation, self-harm, anxiety, and depression. Our multi-disciplinary staff of highly trained clinicians, psychologists, educators, therapists and mental health workers provide exceptional, evidence-based care to help our youth overcome a wide array of mental health challenges. Casa Pacifica’s Camarillo, Goleta, and Santa Maria offices work with more than 2,000 at-risk children, families, and young adults annually in outpatient, residential, home, and community-based settings. Our main Camarillo campus, located on 25 acres of beautiful park-like grounds, provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment for youth to overcome challenges, to find hope, and to heal. We are a diverse and inclusive team providing excellent services to all our surrounding communities. Our team members are empowered to share their identities, ideas, and perspectives. A culture built on diversity, equity and inclusivity is essential to creating a safe and healing environment at Casa Pacifica.

Requirements

Associates Degree required
A valid California driver’s license is required for transporting clients.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to work through problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Related experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children/adolescents and or training preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field preferred
Bilingual, preferred
Understanding of child and adolescent development, behavior management and group process
Aptitude to work with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents in a residential setting

Responsibilities

Implement direct instructional support to individual and/or groups of students, and attend classes with the student, as designated in the IEP.
Adapt classroom activities, assignments and materials to provide an opportunity for all special education students to participate in general education classroom activities.
Provide verbal and/or written feedback of student observations and student classroom support for assisting credentialed teacher in evaluating students.
Collect data and maintain records on each student’s progress toward IEP goals
Assist credentialed teacher with clerical functions such as correcting papers, creating lesson plans, making copies, helping with progress reports, adapting tests and assignments.
Act as a cooperative team member in working with all Casa Pacifica staff, community, students and families.
Model appropriate social skills, participation, and problem-solving skills
Assist in managing student behavior by applying proactive and positive strategies when helping a student with behavioral concerns.
Implement behavior support plans as designed by IEP team to help students.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the administration or credentialed staff.
Participate in Agency-approved interventions with students, as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits package
401k auto enrollment at 3% with up to 5% fully vested employer matching contributions made after first year of service
9 paid holidays
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance options
Flexible Spending and Dependent care programs
Excellent Training opportunities – including opportunities for CEUs
Education/Tuition Assistance programs
Group Discount Pet Insurance
Aflac Hospital, Critical Illness, Accidental & Dental supplemental plan options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Free Confidential Crisis Line 24/7, 365 days a year
4 face-to-face or telephonic sessions per issue, i.e., Stress, Anxiety, Depression
Life transitions
Grief and Loss
Divorce
Conflict Resolution
Substance Abuse
Work-Life Counseling
Free Legal and Financial Consultations
Identity Theft Recovery Services