Find & Apply For Teacher Assistant Jobs in Woodbury, New York

Job description: We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a sign-on bonus of $1,000. Looking for purpose in what you do? The Center is the perfect place for you! At the Center, our mission is to help children and adults with differing abilities achieve their dreams. We do this by offering programs that support individuals to live, work, learn, and enjoy recreational opportunities in the community of their choice. Our vision is to support people through teams that are dedicated to the achievement of excellence, innovation, embraced within a community based upon respect, kindness, and open communication. We are proud to foster a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and belonging workplace where every voice is valued. We are committed to the advocacy for people with disabilities through the creation of a community based upon full equity and inclusion.

Schedule:

Full-Time:

Monday

• Friday 8:40am-3:20pm

Some Job Responsibilities:

Assist students in developing work readiness skills through participation in our career lab, greenhouse, in-house jobs, or community based internship sites. Professionally represent the Center when providing job coaching to students and interacting with employers at community based job sites. Track data on specific vocational/transition goals indicated on the student's IEP and follow data collection guidelines in the career lab. Implement strategies listed in student behavior plans and guide students to communicate effectively using multimodal communication including AAC devices or PECS. Collaborate with staff in the Vocational Department, classrooms, and related services.

Job Qualifications:

High School Diploma/GED There are currently three levels of certification: Level I

• requires a High School Diploma, School Violence Workshop, Child Abuse Workshop, Dignity Workshop (DASA), and fingerprint clearance. Level II
• includes all of the above plus nine semester hours of college and one year as a teacher assistant. Level III
• includes all of the above plus eighteen college credits and one year as a teacher assistant.

Valid NYS Driver's License. Must be able to sit, stand, lift 50 lbs.

Social Media:

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