Job Description
*We are searching for an Assistant Teacher who will be in a classroom, with a Lead Teacher, of 5 – 8 students utilizing the Ohio Autism Scholarship.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have an Associate Degree or 48 semester hours/72 quarter hours of college credit.
Experience working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum preferred.
*Wage increases based on education and experience.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Assists the Autism Learning Center teachers, therapists, and other program personnel in providing an effective specialized Preschool through 2nd Grade experience for children with Autism to maximize the learning, speech, language, social, cognitive, and motor development of each child.
- Assists the Intervention Specialists, teachers, and therapists in carrying out the Individual Education Plan (IEP), and long and short term therapeutic goals and behavior plans for each child in the class.
- Provides an orderly, clean, attractive, safe and inviting classroom environment for the children. Sets up for and cleans up after classroom lessons and activities.
- Assists teachers in preparing and implementing activities for children to enhance general learning and speech, language, cognitive, social/behavioral and motor development.
- Actively participates in all activities during the school day, including assisting with the children’s activities of daily living, toileting, changing, snack and lunchtime.
Paid Time Off begins accruing at date of hire.
Salary: $12.50 – $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Day shift
- No weekends
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
- relevant: 1 year (Preferred)
