Summer School Special Education Teacher Aide (13 positions)

Williamsville Central School District • East Amherst, NY

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Teacher Aide in the Summer School Special Education Program at Transit Middle School. The program runs from July 6 to August 14, Monday through Friday, for six weeks, with daily hours from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. The role involves providing close supervision and assistance to students, particularly those with physical disabilities and developmental delays, to support their educational goals and personal care needs.

Requirements

• Experience and ability to work with students, particularly students with physical disabilities and developmental delays.
• Willingness to assist non-ambulatory students and/or students with physical challenges (wheelchair transfer; restroom assistance and toileting; carrying books, backpack, etc.).
• Physical ability to execute job responsibilities to include transferring and/or lifting (such as assisting with manual transfer of student from seated to standing position, from one position to another, etc.).
• Willingness to gain knowledge of adaptive equipment and utilize such to support student access to instruction and/or environment.
• Ability to take directions from classroom teacher and/or related service providers.
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of a team.
• Willingness to implement student feeding plans.
• Willingness to support students in his/her attainment of IEP goals as per direction provided by the child’s special education teacher.
• Flexible, patient and gentle manner.
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality.
• Must be available to work for the entire Summer School schedule without exception.

Responsibilities

• Provide close supervision of students during all transitions from sit to stand and during traveling throughout the school setting.
• Closely supervise students as they ambulate throughout the school environment.
• Give verbal cues and prompts, as well as physical assistance to students as needed.
• Clear pathways and assist students to negotiate a busy classroom setting.
• Provide assistance with lifting, as needed.
• Assist with personal care needs, including toileting and feeding, if needed.
• Provide assistance with learning tasks as directed by the classroom teacher and all related service providers.

Benefits

• Hourly stipends for specific roles (Split aide, UPK aide, Literacy aide, Primary Project aide, Health aide, Attendance aide, PPS aide, job coach aide)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees