Clinical Education Aide

Job Summary

To provide support, strategies, and appropriate clinical intervention for the Preschool child and their families in the context of a preschool setting.

• Assists the classroom treatment team to plan and carry out developmentally age-appropriate activities, using best practice guidelines to reach desired IEP goals and kindergarten readiness with children using appropriate PBIS Template. This may include: implementing projects, developing group activities, recording/tracking children’s skills as directed by classroom teacher, and planning and developing original group projects based on IEP goals or season.
• Assists with diverse classroom activities for the children to participate individually, in small groups and the entire class while demonstrating the appropriate behavior management skills and knowledge.
• Assists in engaging and encouraging children in developmentally appropriate activities throughout the day: modeling play and daily activities, talking with children, encouraging and enhancing communication between children.
• Projects enthusiasm about daily activities, carefully demonstrating appropriate posture and tone of voice appropriate for the activity, avoiding adult conversation.
• Assists in modifying methods and integrating techniques based on child’s progress and using developmentally appropriate interventions including PBIS management techniques: adapting the physical environment, the daily routine, adult/child interactions and child/child interaction.
• Consistently utilizes non-contact time effectively to maintain the cleanliness and order of the physical environment: clean toys regularly (Toy Cleaning Policy), clean tables/chairs, organize and label shelves and materials, and set up materials for planned activities such as High Scope.

• Models a variety of strategies to communicate with children – body language, simple language, signs, pictures, hand-over-hand guidance, redirection and positive reinforcement.
• Attends all mandatory program-wide meetings and regular team meetings regarding individual children and communicates observations about the child’s daily program, interactions with other children and staff.
• Assists the classroom team with materials prepped for strategies to be implemented to improve programming for the classroom and individual children.
• Attends and contributes information at monthly site meetings, preschool department meetings, and classroom team meetings.

• Records data/progress of individual children using program standard materials: assists in gathering information and tracking developmental skills of individual children on charts, and assists in data collection for behavior management.
• Assists in organizing, copying, and submitting documentation on PBIS and management: monthly service sheets, readiness checklist, and progress notes.

• Assists in orienting and mentoring new clinical aides.
• Actively contributes to and participates in in-service programs, including completion of hospital mandated in-service programs. (Attach special form staff calendar of programs/workshops/conferences attended in the current appraisal year – both in program and out of program: workshops/in-services/conferences, Mid-Hudson Infant Toddler Coalition, Child Care Council of Dutchess, MHTC Mid-Hudson Teacher Center)
• Completes special yearly-assigned assignments which assist in the management of the site, which might include attendance manager, enrichment activities for children, bus safety, infection control implementation, and site ordering.

High School Diploma or GED