Teacher Assistant

• Position Type: School Program/ Teacher's Assistant
• Date Posted: 7/19/2021
• Location: Manhattan Campus

Organization Profile: Hawthorne Foundation Inc. serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Our educational, vocational and life skills programs are only a few of the programs available. We also offer parent training, recreational activities and crisis intervention.

Mission: An Applied Behavior Analysis approach to lifelong quality educational, habilitative, vocational and recreational programs for individuals with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

Vision: To foster independence, integration, individualization, and productivity while enhancing the quality of the lives for the people we serve. Our goal is to enable each and every individual to reach his/her maximum potential in the least restrictive environment by selecting and promoting educational practices that are grounded in research and science, in particular applied behavior analysis; and, to assist each individual with identifying and realizing his/her own goals.

Salary: $30,125.

• Teacher Assistant is directly responsible to specific group assignments.
• Responsible for implementation of daily and weekly programs as assigned by NYSED certified teacher for each student in assigned group.
• Assist in any clerical work (i.e. daily attendance, requisitions, trip lists, graphing data).
• Responsible for carrying out daily schedules as developed and planned.
• The Teacher Assistant is responsible for participating in in-service training, CPR, behavior analysis training program and completing one book/quiz per month.
• Teacher Assistant instructs students in daily proper hygiene habits.
• Assists in accompanying students to medical office, and off grounds medical appointments or other services as needed.

* MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION BENEFITS
* RETIREMENT PLAN
* EDUCATION INCENTIVES
* LIFE INSURANCE/AD&D
* 403B PLANS
* PAID VACATION, HOLIDAY & SICK TIME FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

EOE

Associate Degree from accredited college or 48 credits at a 4-year accredited college preferred. Minimum High School Diploma.

Experience with the developmentally disabled a plus.

• A genuine interest in teaching students with Autism and willingness to motivate students to learn.
• Sensitivity to the needs of all students.
• A desire to acquire effective training techniques in behavior analysis programming

Current NYSED Teacher Assistant Certification or Certification obtained within 3 months of employment.