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About the Role

The Special Ed Teaching Assistant is a member of a multidisciplinary team providing special education services to preschoolers with disabilities. This role supports the Special Education Teacher in planning and executing daily programming for children in an inclusive preschool classroom, implementing curriculum activities, and providing educational interventions and behavioral support.

Responsibilities

Support a welcoming, clean, and orderly classroom environment that is culturally responsive and fosters high expectations for children.
Express a supportive and caring demeanor to relate sensitively to children, families, classroom staff, and multidisciplinary providers.
Collaborate with the Special Education Teacher and team members to develop lesson plans and implement learning activities.
Assist in all daily classroom functions, including setting up activities, meals, toileting, and cleaning.
Review IEPs to understand children's developmental needs and assist them in progressing toward IEP goals.
Provide educational support to children individually, in small groups, and in large groups.
Actively engage with children through conversation and play at their developmental level.
Implement positive classroom management strategies for effective classroom functioning and to promote positive student-teacher interactions.
Assist in designing and modifying the classroom environment to meet the needs of the group and individual children.
Assist the Special Education Teacher with monitoring children's development and learning through ongoing assessment and data collection.
Participate in the development of behavioral/therapeutic interventions and maintain consistency in their implementation.
Ensure implementation of lesson plans and consistency in programming in the absence of the Special Education Teacher, including taking on lead teacher responsibilities when appropriate.
Attend weekly classroom/team meetings and other program meetings as directed.
Maintain professional, positive, and productive relationships with children, families, agency staff, visitors, outside agencies, and the general public.
Maintain up-to-date child and classroom records, including health monitoring and attendance.
Cooperate with other staff members to maintain standards of professionalism throughout the center.
Attend workshops, conferences, and in-service training programs as required.
Follow all State Education regulations and Elmcrest program policies and procedures, as well as ESM School District policies and procedures.

Requirements

Experience with young children.
Ability to present with warmth, nurturing, and kindness.
Willingness to be a team player and work in a collaborative teaming environment.
Knowledge of child development.
Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to sit, squat, crouch, and stand for elongated periods of time.
Ability to lift arms over head in an upward reaching motion.
Ability to walk up and downstairs up to several times per day.

Skills

Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory integration, developmental delays, and behavioral interventions preferred.

Location

East Syracuse, NY

Work Type

Full Time

Education Level

High School Diploma or GED required.
Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree preferred, in early education, psychology, human services, or related field.
New York State Teaching Assistant certification preferred, but not required for employment.

Salary/Compensations

$17.00 - $18.00 Hourly

About the Company

Elmcrest’s Core Values & Competencies: Honesty: Act with integrity and behave in a manner consistent with our policies, Code of Conduct and any regulatory and ethical guidelines. Utilize practices and techniques professionals train to interact with children, families and co-workers appropriately. Willingness to Learn: Open to new experiences and learning new skills and information that can improve professional development, progressive work environments and support the mission of Elmcrest. Dedication to Purpose: Display the necessary passion and empathetic abilities to serve the Elmcrest mission. Committed to improve the lives of children and families. Social Concern: Value human dignity and have respect for others. Actively seek out diverse approaches and points of view. Self-Examination: Systemically observe, analyze and utilize self-reflection to improve actions or results. Listen to constructive feedback and concerns and maintain positive relationships in the workplace.

Equal Opportunity

Elmcrest Children’s Center prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Elmcrest Children’s Center will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elmcrest Children’s Center.
Contact Human Resources with any questions or requests for accommodation.
Your employment with Elmcrest Children’s Center is at will. This means your employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by you or Elmcrest Children’s Center, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time.
Nothing in this job description or in any other policy of Elmcrest Children’s Center shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the at-will employment status of Elmcrest Children’s Center employees.