Teachers Assistant, Day Shift, Therapeutic Nursery Program

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

7d • $18 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

The Therapeutic Nursery Program (TNP) is a specialized early childhood education program focused on children’s social and emotional development. The Lourie Center specializes in supporting children with trauma histories and supports children with a wide range of social and emotional needs. The classroom is similar to a preschool program, but serves children who have social and emotional delays, trauma histories, aggressive behaviors, and other needs.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum of one year work experience with special needs students is required (i.e., camp counselor, childcare work, college practicum experiences)
• Basic knowledge of child and/or adolescent development issues is required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology or other related discipline

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of the classroom teacher, provides individual and small group instruction to students in the school program
• Assists the teacher in the development and preparation of materials for classroom use
• Prepares and cleans up the classroom according to the demands of the curricular task and needs of the students in the program
• Assists the teacher with formulation and implementation of behavior management strategies for the students in the program.
• Available to assist in any crisis that may occur in and out of the classroom
• Available to assist in therapeutic holds and restraints of students as needed
• Reads the reports and IEPs of students in the class
• Records observational data on student behavior, integrating input from the teacher and the interdisciplinary team
• Participates in the school's interdisciplinary team meetings and selected school staff meetings
• Attends internal or external workshops, conferences, and/or coursework at the university level to pursue professional education in special education or a related discipline
• Assumes the role and responsibilities of the teacher in the teacher’s absence
• Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher and Directors.
• Conducts and supports with the develop of Functional Behavior Assessment on all classroom children and develops a Behavior Intervention Plan (Lourie Center School only)
• Assist the students on the TNP van - acting as a TNP van aide to ensure a safe atmosphere and support students as an extension of the classroom.

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED