Teacher Aide

Teacher Aide

Up to a $1250 Sign On Bonus for a Teacher Aide that completes their NYS Teacher Assistant Certification within 6 months of hire!

Full Time

Bay Shore, NY

When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200+ staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children, teens and adults in reaching the highest level of independence with the freedom to Aspire Higher in their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to make a meaningful impact by facilitating the lives of the amazing people we support.

The Children's Services of ACLD provides a continuum of services to children from ages three to twenty-one in their pre-school and after-school programs. We currently have an opportunity for a Teacher Aide to join our Bay Shore Facility. In this role, you will perform one-on-one non-instructional duties under supervision of the classroom teacher and program supervisors. You will also assist assigned student with all classroom related activities and duties as indicated by the child's Individual Education Plan.

We require:

• High School Diploma preferred
• Minimum of one year experience working with children in a classroom or childcare environment preferred.
• Experience working with children with special needs is preferred.
• Must have the ability to supervise children in a variety of educational settings including, but not limited to, self-contained, integrated, and off-site.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to supervise children independently.
• Must be physically able to handle all aspects of the supervision of the day-to-day activities of preschoolers which may include, but not limited to, running, bending, lifting children.

Full Time 7:45-3:15 Mon-Fri

Differential paid to Bilingual English/Spanish employees