Teacher's Assistant, Weekdays, The Ridge School

Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health

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The Ridge School seeks to hire a Teacher's Assistant who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

The Ridge School of Montgomery County is a special education day school for students in grades 6 through 12 with emotional disabilities, learning disabilities, and other behavioral health impairments. We provide educational, clinical, and behavioral services to students.

As the Teacher's Assistant, you will:

• Under supervision of the classroom teacher, provides individual and small group instruction to students in the school program

• Assists the teacher in the development and preparation of materials for classroom use

• Prepares and cleans up the classroom according to the demands of the curricular task and needs of the students in the program

• Assists the teacher with formulation and implementation of behavior management strategies for the students in the program.

• Available to assist in any crisis that may occur in and out of the classroom

• Available to assist in therapeutic holds and restraints of students as needed

• Reads the reports and IEPs of students in the class

• Records observational data on student behavior, integrating input from the teacher and the interdisciplinary team

• Participates in the school's interdisciplinary team meetings and selected school staff meetings

• Attends internal or external workshops, conferences, and/or coursework at the university level to pursue professional education in special education or a related discipline

• Assumes the role and responsibilities of the teacher in the teacher's absence

• Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher and Directors.

Qualifications Include:

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in education, psychology or other related discipline

• Minimum of one year work experience with special needs students is required (i.e., camp counselor, childcare work, college practicum experiences)

• Basic knowledge of child and/or adolescent development issues is required

• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday, 8:00am

• 4:30pm

For more information on The Ridge School, visit: https://www.adventisthealthcare.com/locations/profile/ridge-school-montgomery-county/

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