Summer School Teacher

Specialized Education Services•Silver Spring, MD

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Camp Aristotle is a unique summer camp program that offers full-day and half-day options for students in primary and secondary education. The camp provides a socially-based curriculum with rotating opportunities in various subjects such as art, adventure, coding, and science. Social learning/pragmatics, executive functioning support, and self-regulation development are integrated throughout the curriculum. Many students at Camp Aristotle experience challenges associated with High Functioning Autism, Anxiety-Related Disorders, ADHD, NVLD, Sensory Processing, and Expressive & Receptive Communication Challenges, though not all campers have a formal diagnosis. The program is seeking summer camp instructional assistants who will work in collaborative teams with teachers and other related services providers. Staff are expected to work all 4 weeks of the program, and this is an hourly position where staff are paid only for the hours they work on site.

Requirements

Track record of successful camp experience or other work with above described children
Sound understanding of, and sensitivity to, children and adolescents with special learning challenges, sensory issues and communication challenges
Commitment to professional excellence, collaboration with team members, punctuality, and attendance.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
Enthusiastic about the opportunity to teach students with social and communication challenge.
Ability to be objective and fair
Willingness to engage safely, effectively and objectively to students, many who exhibit dysregulation, aggression, and elopement.
Understanding of non-verbal de-escalation strategies.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or coursework toward bachelor's preferred.
Experience with ABA and/or social learning training is a plus.
Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD and/or NVLD preferred.

Responsibilities

supporting the teacher with planning and implementing daily lessons and activities based on weekly themes
attending staff meetings
Arrive on time and remain through the end of the day (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Participate in Student Support Teams
Contribute to weekly newsletters and parent communications.
Collaborate with Teacher, Camp Director and summer staff to ensure a safe, productive environment.
Collect data based on point sheets, attendance and contribute to anecdotal observational descriptions for parent communications
Maintain a clean and organized classroom and school building.
Attend training for verbal de-escalation, First Aid, Auburn Summer Camp Model and behavior management.
Complete forms for fingerprint clearance and CPS clearance
Must be comfortable working a diversity of children who many exhibit dysregulatory behaviors (screaming, swearing, hitting, eloping and other low to moderate level disruptive behaviors)
Must maintain a calm and professional demeanor at all times
Staff can be reassigned in a as needed basis within camp based on the needs of students and staffing