Teacher Assistant

BIRCH FAMILY SERVICES INC•New York, NY

10d•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves working hand-in-hand with the Teacher and related service staff, following their instructions and modeling. The Teacher Assistant will integrate input from the interdisciplinary team for instruction, behavior management, and language facilitation. They will assist the Teacher in all activities necessary to support student attainment of IEP goals, including daily program planning and physical environment organization. The position also includes performing all classroom and school-wide duties pertaining to organization, maintenance, and instruction, and participating as a classroom and interdisciplinary team member, as well as in other teams as determined by the Principal. Participation in relevant meetings and school functions is also expected. The Teacher Assistant will supervise the class when the Teacher must leave the room and comply with regulatory requirements and school policy. They will assist in maintaining appropriate documentation and submit all required paperwork in a timely fashion. Maintaining appropriate and effective interpersonal relationships with team and department members, parents, other staff, supervisors, administrators, and outside agencies is crucial. Demonstrating open communication, flexibility, and the ability to learn and utilize team building strategies, self-evaluation, utilization of supervision, and problem-solving skills are important. The ability to both offer and accept assistance to/from others is also expected. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for ones conduct.
Team Building - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
Tolerance - Ability to work successfully with a variety of people without making judgments.
High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Possession of New York State Continuing Teaching Assistant Certification or Level I, Level II or Level III New York State Certified Teaching Assistant Certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the field of early childhood preferred

Responsibilities

Work hand-in-hand with the Teacher and related service staff; follow the Teachers instructions and model; integrates the interdisciplinary teams input for instruction, behavior management, and language facilitation.
Assist the Teacher in all activities necessary to support student attainment of IEP goals, including daily program planning and physical environment organization.
Performs all classroom and school-wide duties pertaining to organization, maintenance, and instruction of his/her classroom and module.
Participates as a classroom and interdisciplinary team member, as well as in other teams as determined by the Principal.
Participates in all relevant meetings (team, department, staff, module, etc.) and other school functions or activities (e.g. Open School Night) as assigned by Teacher, Supervisor or Principal.
Supervises the class when the Teacher must leave the room for a short period of time.
Comply with regulatory requirements and school policy and procedures in all areas.
Assists in maintaining appropriate documentation as specified according to program and regulatory compliance.
Submits all required paperwork in a timely fashion as designated by the Teacher or Educational Supervisor.
Maintain an appropriate and effective interpersonal relationships with team and department members, parents, other staff, supervisors, administrators, and outside agencies.
Demonstrate Open communication, flexibility and the ability to learn and utilize team building strategies.
The ability to self-evaluate, to utilize supervision and problem solve.
The ability to both offer and accept assistance to/from others.
Perform other duties assigned.