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:$30,125.50-38,164.62
Job Description (Teacher's Assistant/Paraprofessional):
- 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.
CONTRACTORS WELCOME.
EOE
Required education: Associate Degree from accredited college or 48 credits at a 4 year accredited college preferred. Minimum High School Diploma
Required experience (if applicable): Experience with the developmentally disabled a plus.
Other Qualifications:
- 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
Required license or certification (if applicable):
Current NYSED Teacher Assistant Certification or Certification obtained within 3 months of employment.
