Teacher's Aide

Wayside • Framingham, MA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for a creative and supportive individual to work in our Wayside Academy! We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics. The Teacher's Aide/Assistant is responsible for providing behavioral and academic support within the classroom to the students and teachers. They assist the Special Education Teacher/Instructor in delivering curriculum and act as a substitute teacher when necessary. The Teacher Assistant is expected to act professionally and in a manner that is consistent with Wayside's core service values: resiliency, excellence and diversity.

Requirements

• High quality customer service (i.e. ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels)
• Ability to assess and manage risk
• Ability to set limits and support the school culture
• Flexibility and creative thinking (i.e. ability to adapt and adjust to changing work situations, processes, and procedures)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• 6+ months of experience in educational settings

Responsibilities

• Providing behavioral and academic support within the classroom to the students and teachers
• Assist Special Education Teacher/Instructor in delivering curriculum
• Act as substitute teacher when necessary
• Provide 1:1 support to students to maintain their ability to stay in the classroom
• Offering behavioral support interventions if a student is unable to maintain in the classroom
• Be able to multitask competing priorities to enact the program structure, strive for identified standards of behavior and to provide a positive role model for youth

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time)
• Supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics
• Motivational Interviewing training
• Courageous Conversations training
• Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC) training
• Trauma Informed Practice training
• MAP training
• TCI training
• CPR training
• First Aid training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees