SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (SPED) - AUTISM SPECIALIST - CONTRACT

Childrens Receiving Home - Sacramento, CA

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $17.16 Hourly

Job Category: Education

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the TIC Sprouts Site Supervisor, the Teacher Aide is responsible for the daily care and supervision of students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create a favorable group climate prioritizing the child's safety, emotional nurturing, and healthy development.
• Provide childcare and supervision for the clients.
• Ensure hour-by-hour care, safety, supervision, protection, guidance, and discipline of the group and each child.
• Meet the health and personal hygiene needs of minors under care, reporting medical concerns to medical staff.
• Provide a caring, warm environment, setting clear boundaries, and encouraging positive actions to build self-esteem and interpersonal skills.
• Maintain discipline and group control, reporting unresolved conflicts to a supervisor promptly.
• Support transportation needs of the programs as directed by the site supervisor or Clinical Director.
• Check in frequently with children to prevent crisis situations and follow up after incidents.
• Intervene in crisis situations to ensure the safety of clients and staff.
• Serve snacks and maintain a pleasant mealtime atmosphere, modeling appropriate behavior.
• Provide transportation for children as necessary and in accordance with agency policy.
• Be an informed and supportive team member.
• Make critical observations and record children's behavior objectively.
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom area, meeting all CCL and health and safety codes.
• Supervise chores and work projects of children.
• Report building and equipment damage or unsafe conditions and initiate corrective action.

Other Duties:

• Be familiar with and able to carry out all emergency/disaster plans.
• Attend regular staff meetings regarding program issues and in-service training.
• Complete written documentation per program requirements and agency policy.
• Participate in team meetings to facilitate the development of treatment plans for each child.
• Ensure accurate recording of worked hours and notify a supervisor of discrepancies promptly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as client safety/treatment plans and procedure manuals. Ability to write professional/clinical reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Computer Skills:

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Internet Explorer is required.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Twelve Early Childhood Education (ECE) units from an accredited college or university are required.
• Previous experience working with children in a therapeutic setting is preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

• Must possess a valid California Driver's License and be eligible to drive for business.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must pass First Aid certification course before starting employment.
• Must pass CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certification courses within the first three months of employment.
• Must maintain TCI, CPR, First Aid, and BBP Certification throughout employment.
• Must complete online Mandated Reporter Training Course within the first week of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to perform housekeeping tasks, including cleaning and laundry.
• Skill to instruct, direct, counsel, and encourage children.
• Ability to maintain discipline and group control therapeutically.
• Effective communication skills in written and oral form.
• Ability to listen attentively to clients, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Ability to plan and organize multiple tasks.

Knowledge of child/adolescent development and child psychology is preferred.

• Knowledge of medications and their reactions is preferred.
• Basic mathematics skills are preferred.
• Ability to relate to children in a nurturing and respectful manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and families.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to collaborate with community and outside agencies.
• Ability to work effectively in a team or individual setting.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.