Youth Program/Education Assistant I - Wright School

State of North Carolina • Durham, NC

30d • Onsite

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, explosive, and externalized behaviors. Training encompasses child development, psychopathology, complex behavioral programming, role modeling, counseling, decision-making, crisis intervention, language and communication modeling, activities of daily living, maintaining a home-like environment, and generalizing skills learned in educational and treatment settings.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in human services or a 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.
• Must 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.
• Assist in assessing child behavior.
• Participate in planning and implementing treatment plans.
• Manage disruptive children and youth without harm to students or staff.
• Deliver treatment services using the Re-Education philosophy.
• Participate in milieu team treatment planning and delivery.
• Provide social skills training.
• Utilize cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
• Facilitate group problem-solving.
• Implement individual and group behavior management programs.
• Deliver treatment services to families, including skill-based training.

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

What This Job Offers

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