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About the Role

Join a team that values excellence, collaboration, and children first! This role supports special education services for preschoolers with disabilities by floating between classrooms to assist with daily functions, implement curriculum, and provide educational and behavioral support. The position is accountable for providing educational support in accordance with student individualized education programs (IEPs).

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.
Maintain flexibility to work in any classroom in the program as assigned.
Actively engage with children through conversation and play at all times of the day, in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Assist in all daily functions of the classroom, including setting up activities, meals, toileting, and cleaning.
Review IEPs for children to understand developmental needs and assist children in progressing toward IEP goals.
Provide educational support to children on a one-to-one basis, in small groups, and in large groups as appropriate.
Implement positive classroom management strategies.
Assist in the design and modification of 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.
Follow behavioral/therapeutic interventions and maintain consistency with implementation.
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.
Attend workshops, conferences, and in-service training programs as required.
Follow all State Education regulations and OCFS Daycare licensing regulations, as well as Elmcrest program policies and procedures.
Implement developmentally appropriate activities during daycare hours.
Communicate effectively with parents regarding their children.
Complete all paperwork requirements for OCFS Daycare licensing regulations and program procedures.

Requirements

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 upward reaching motion.
Ability to walk up and downstairs up to several times per day.
Utilize practices and techniques professionals train to interact with children, families and co-workers appropriately.
Open to new experiences and learning new skills and information that can improve professional development, progressive work environments and support the mission of Elmcrest.
Display the necessary passion and empathetic abilities to serve the Elmcrest mission.
Committed to improve the lives of children and families.
Value human dignity and have respect for others.
Actively seek out diverse approaches and points of view.
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.

Skills

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
Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory integration, developmental delays, and behavioral interventions preferred
Knowledge of OCFS Daycare regulations preferred

Location

East Syracuse, NY

Work Type

Part Time
Day

Education Level

High School Diploma or GED required

Salary/Compensations

$16.70 - $16.70/hour

About the Company

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.
Your employment with Elmcrest Children’s Center is at will.

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.