Daycare Teacher Aide/Assistant

Daycare Teacher Aide/Assistant: The Starting Place

Hudson, NY

Bring Your Heart to Coarc!!

Coarc offers the chance to have a fulfilling career, with numerous opportunities to make a REAL difference in the lives of the people we support.

Coarc was established in 1965 by a small group of parents and interested community members within Columbia County, New York to provide a place for their children who were experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, learn and work.

This is a non-exempt position

Monday

• Friday, 40 hours per week: 8:00 am

• 5pm pm an hour unpaid lunch

Pay Rate: $16.00 without NYSED TA Certification

$18.00 with NYSED TA Certification

Join our Team and you will be amazed at the relationships you create.

This position will assist the classroom teacher in the instruction, organization, preparation and implementation of learning activities; assist the teacher with informal assessment of the children's skills; service as a role model to the children.

The focus of this position:

• Maintain positive and supportive relationships with all children

• Provide support via children's behavior plan as applicable

• Consult with teachers or management staff as appropriate regarding any difficulties incurred with child during the day

• Ensure the safety and health of the children and advise management staff of an potentially unsafe or unhealthy conditions

• Assist the teacher in the implementation of instructional activities

• Assist in the inventory and preparation of classroom materials including preparation, organization, clean up and storage of classroom materials

• Work cooperatively with the teacher, clinicians and other classroom staff to meet the needs of the students

• Participate in all required meetings and trainings

If you are a caring nurturing person with a strong desire to help others this is the job for you.

The requirements for this position:

• High School Diploma or GED (now called TASC)

• One-year experience with preschool special education children (preferred)

• A valid driver's license

• Ability to be certified in all required trainings

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis and occasionally up to 80 pounds

• Willingness to assist in other classrooms when needed

GENEROUS BENEFITS OFFERED:

We have excellent benefits (health, dental vision), paid training and plenty of paid time off.

Do you have outstanding student loans, and are you interested in student loan forgiveness? Coarc is considered a qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

Please visit our website at www.coarc.org for Coarc job openings and to complete an application online.

For more information, feel free to contact:

Jamie Budai at: jamieb@coarc.org or 518-672-4451 ext. 2141

Mikki Kay at: mikkik@coarc.org or 518-672-4451 ext. 2143

Equal Opportunity Employer