Overnight Teaching Assistant $2,500 Sign-on Bonus - Wright School

State of North Carolina • Durham County, NC

26d • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently recruiting a Youth Program Education/Assistant I to function as an Overnight Teaching Assistant at Wright School in Durham, North Carolina. The primary purpose of this position is to provide direct services, instructional support and directly implement a therapeutic behavior management system that provides for consistent, safe and therapeutic management of children who may display aggressive, explosive and externalized behavior. Training covers many areas and includes child development and psychopathology, complex behavioral programming, role modeling, counseling at the point of performance, on the spot decision-making, crisis intervention, language and communication modeling, activities of daily living, maintaining a home-like environment, and generalization of skills taught in education and treatment settings. Wright School delivers treatment services using the Re-Education philosophy, model and related staffing pattern. Rather than a medical model where treatment services are delivered by a variety of specialist (nurses, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, art therapists, play therapist, rehabilitation therapist, etc.) the primary agents of change at Wright School are Teacher/Counselors, supported by the EDA staff. Educational and mental health professionals are cross trained and the methodology, vocabulary laws and regulations of both disciplines. Treatment services are planned and delivered by the milieu team of Teachers/Counselors and EDAs and include social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, group problem solving, individual and group behavior management programs. Treatment services to families are also delivered by Liaison Teacher/Counselors who provide a variety of skill-based training to families and how to meet children’s special needs at home.

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 and listing as a Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation required prior to providing direct patient care.
• Pass pre-employment CPI Physical Requirements Testing and maintain all required training requirements.
• Complete the application in its entirety, including Education, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses.
• Provide comprehensive candidate information within the application, including supporting information for supplemental questions within the "Work Experience" section.
• Provide a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) if seeking Veteran's Preference.
• Provide an NGB 23A (RPAS) if seeking National Guard Preference as a current member of the NC National Guard.
• Provide a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22 if a former member of the NC Army National Guard or NC Air National Guard with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service.

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, instructional support and directly implement a therapeutic behavior management system that provides for consistent, safe and therapeutic management of children who may display aggressive, explosive and externalized behavior.
• Participate in training covering child development and psychopathology, complex behavioral programming, role modeling, counseling at the point of performance, on the spot decision-making, crisis intervention, language and communication modeling, activities of daily living, maintaining a home-like environment, and generalization of skills taught in education and treatment settings.
• Deliver treatment services using the Re-Education philosophy, model and related staffing pattern.
• Collaborate with Teacher/Counselors and EDA staff.
• Engage in cross-training in educational and mental health professional methodologies, vocabulary, laws, and regulations.
• Plan and deliver treatment services as part of a milieu team, including social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, group problem solving, and individual and group behavior management programs.
• Provide skill-based training to families on how to meet children’s special needs at home.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Standard and supplemental retirement plans
• NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis)
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Community service leave
• Paid parental leave
• Sign-on bonus of $2,500 (contingent on 2025-2026 Budget Approval and eligibility requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree