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About the Role
The Center for Disability Services is seeking Teaching Assistants to join their Prospect Center school in Queensbury, NY. This role involves assisting in instructional activities, supporting students with daily living tasks, and implementing therapeutic and behavioral plans.
Responsibilities
- Assists in instructional activities as directed by the teacher, including direct student instruction.
- May assume responsibility for the class when the teacher is absent or unavailable.
- Follows mobility, dining, and direct care protocols as directed by the teacher or therapist and as noted on individual fact sheets.
- Assists with student management needs, including toileting, diapering, washing, tooth brushing, dressing, undressing, applying/removing adaptive equipment, and setting up the learning environment.
- Carries out therapeutic goals within classroom activities as directed by and in conjunction with the therapist, including systematic lifting and positioning of students and application/removal of equipment.
- Follows behavioral plans and intervention techniques for assigned students, as directed by the teacher, school psychologist, and/or behavior support staff.
- Communicates student information accurately and in a timely fashion to supervisors and/or appropriate team members.
- May communicate with parents verbally or in writing.
- Participates in the classroom dining program.
- Performs additional duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED required; college credits preferred.
- Must obtain NYS Teaching Assistant Certification within one year of hire.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Location
- Queensbury, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- High School Diploma/GED
- College credits preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 - $23.60
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Early Access to Pay with RAIN
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
About the Company
- Where people get better at life!
- Join us in our mission to make a difference and shape a more inclusive future.
- The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support.
- For 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities.
- Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.
Equal Opportunity
- At The Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support.
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.