Teaching Assistant - Prospect Center
Center for Disability Services•Queensbury, NY
•$18 - $23•Onsite
About The Position
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Requirements
- Direct instruction of students
- Following mobility, dining and direct care protocols
- Assisting with activities of daily living (toileting, diapering, washing, tooth brushing)
- Dressing/undressing students
- Putting on/removing adaptive equipment
- Setting up students’ learning environment
- Carrying out therapeutic goals
- Systematic lifting and positioning of students
- Application and removal of equipment
- Recording data
- Monitoring student responses
- Following behavioral plans/intervention techniques
- Communicating student information accurately and in a timely fashion
- Communicating with parents verbally or in writing
- Participating in classroom dining program
- Remaining alert and engaged for the entire shift
- Ensuring proper supervision of students
Responsibilities
- Assists in instructional activities as directed by the teacher- including direct instruction of students
- May assume responsibility for class when teacher is absent/unavailable
- Follows mobility, dining and direct care protocols as directed by the teacher or therapist and as noted on individual fact sheets
- Assists with management needs of students, including performing duties related to activities of daily living, (toileting, diapering, washing, tooth brushing), dress/undress, put on/remove adaptive equipment, set up students’ learning environment
- Carries out therapeutic goals within classroom activities as directed by and in conjunction with the therapist, includes systematic lifting and positioning of students and application and removal of equipment
- Records data, monitors student responses as directed by teacher or other team professionals
- Follows behavioral plans/intervention techniques for assigned students, as directed by teacher/school psychologist
- Communicates student information accurately and in a timely fashion to supervisor and/or appropriate team members. May be directed to communicate with parents verbally or in writing
- Participates in classroom dining program
- To remain alert and engaged for the entire shift in order to ensure proper supervision of students is maintained
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
