YPEA I - Wright School
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a Youth Program Education Assistant I to serve as an Evening Teaching Assistant at Wright School in Durham, North Carolina. This role involves providing direct services, instructional support, and implementing a therapeutic behavior management system for children who may exhibit aggressive behaviors. Training encompasses child development, psychopathology, behavioral programming, role modeling, counseling, decision-making, crisis intervention, communication, daily living activities, maintaining a home-like environment, and generalizing skills learned in educational and treatment settings.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in human services or related degree from an appropriately accredited institution; OR High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- CPR certification (as required by facility).
- Listing as a Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation (prior to providing direct patient care).
- Pass pre-employment CPI Physical Requirements Testing and maintain all required training requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to establish rapport and respect without undue resort to physical control and authoritative attitude.
- Ability to work and plan with clinical staff in assessing child behavior and planning and implementing treatment plans.
- Physical ability to manage disruptive children and youth without harm to students or staff.
- Experience in Re-education program.
- Experience in behavioral management, preferably with children and youth with emotional disturbance or mental disability.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct services to children.
- Offer instructional support.
- Implement a therapeutic behavior management system.
- Provide consistent, safe, and therapeutic management of children with aggressive behaviors.
- Engage in role modeling, counseling, and on-the-spot decision-making.
- Conduct crisis intervention.
- Model language and communication.
- Assist with activities of daily living.
- Maintain a home-like environment.
- Generalize skills taught in education and treatment settings.
- Work and plan with clinical staff in assessing child behavior and planning and implementing treatment plans.
- Deliver treatment services using the Re-Education philosophy.
- Participate in milieu team planning and delivery of treatment services including social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, group problem solving, and individual and group behavior management programs.
- Deliver treatment services to families through Liaison Teacher/Counselors, providing skill-based training on meeting children's special needs at home.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Standard and supplemental retirement plans
- NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis)
- Paid vacation leave
- Paid sick leave
- Paid community service leave
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
