Summer School Teacher

Specialized Education Services•Silver Spring, MD

3d•$18•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. Camp Aristotle offers an socially-based curriculum with rotating opportunities that can include some of the following on a rotational basis each year; in art, adventure, coding, comics, creating, exploring, gardening, puzzles, escape rooms, movie creation, news broadcasting, photography, music appreciation, space exploration, fantastic beasts, gaming, science, theater, and more. 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; however, not all campers have a formal diagnosis. Overview We are seeking summer camp instructional assistants. Instructional assistants will work as teams in a collaborative environment with teachers and other related services providers. Staff are expected to work all 4 weeks. This is an hourly position. Staff are paid for only the hours they work on site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or coursework toward bachelor's preferred.
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
Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD and/or NVLD preferred.
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

Experience with ABA and/or social learning training is a plus.

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