Youth Program/Education Assistant I - Wright School
About The Position
We are currently recruiting for a Youth Program Education Assistant I to function as an Evening 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.
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.
- Pass pre-employment CPI Physical Requirements Testing.
- 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.
- Provide instructional support.
- Directly implement a therapeutic behavior management system.
- Provide consistent, safe, and therapeutic management of children who may display aggressive, explosive, and externalized behavior.
- Engage in child development and psychopathology training.
- Implement complex behavioral programming.
- Serve as a role model.
- Provide counseling at the point of performance.
- Make on-the-spot decisions.
- Perform crisis intervention.
- Model language and communication.
- Assist with activities of daily living.
- Maintain a home-like environment.
- Facilitate the generalization of skills taught in education and treatment settings.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
