Assistant Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Payrate: $16.41/HR

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, one weekend per month 

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Responsibilities

The Teacher Assistant assists the classroom teacher in implementing the daily program in the classroom by preparing supplies and the classroom environment for the day’s activities, and cleaning up and reorganizing the classroom at the end of the day. Under the direction of the Teacher, the Teacher Assistant supervises play activities, participates in group games, enforces safety rules, and assists children with self-help activities. The Teacher Assistant also serves as a behavioral role model for parents and volunteers by projecting a warm, caring personality towards others in a way that encourages and supports their positive self-esteem.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare classroom for the day’s activities including but not limited to preparing supplies and arranging the classroom appropriately
• Assist in clean up and reorganization of the classroom at the end of the day
• As requested by the teacher, supervise play activities, participate in games, enforce safety rules, and intervene when children are at risk of injuring themselves and/or others
• Assist children with self-help activities including but not limited to self-feeding, washing hands, tying shoes, buttoning buttons, holding pencils, and cleaning up after oneself
• Assist parents as needed during lunchtime
• Role model positive behaviors and parent-child interaction for parents and volunteers including, but not limited to interacting with peers, communicating with others, appropriate parent/child interactions for play and assisting child with age-appropriate tasks, as well as providing appropriate mental and physical stimulation, discipline, and structure
• Change diapers and monitor toileting using universal precautions
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and crisis management using agency-trained protocols
• Perform cleaning tasks per the classroom cleaning schedule
• Perform other duties as assigned      

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS :

• High school diploma or GED
• Two (2) years’ experience with preschool-aged children
• Experience in a classroom setting highly preferred
• Non-profit human service experience highly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail 
• Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to solve problems and make decisions in collaboration with the teacher
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions
• Must be able to perform CPR and crisis management using agency-trained protocols
• Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication 

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