Teacher Aide, Building Support in Tonawanda, NY

Salary Range: $15.36/hr Plus Generous Benefits Package

Erie 1 BOCES seeks a Building Base (Crisis) Aides for our Northtowns Academy. Building Base (Crisis) Aides are Teacher Aides that support the behavior management of students with disabilities. Applicants should have a positive outlook, strong work ethic and work well on teams. Duty expectations include assisting in classroom managing and generally supporting students in a 6-1-1 setting. Kind and caring individuals are encouraged to apply. Northtowns Academy will provide training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in Schools (TCIS), which relies on prevention and de-escalation.

1. Assists with classroom activities as directed by the teacher.
2. Works with individual children as directed by a teacher.
3. Assists children with arrival and departure involving coats, boots, and lunches.
4. Helps keep supplies and materials in order.
5. Helps prepare materials for their use.
6. Cleans up and puts away materials after use.
7. Changes children's clothing and cleanses children, if necessary.
8. Assists the teacher in implementing the classroom and/or individual student's behavior management program.
9. Accompanies a child when removal from a classroom is necessary or when the child must go to another part of the building.
10. Assists in restraining students who may exhibit behaviors that are injurious to self or others.
11. Assists and supervises games and free play, both indoors and outdoors.
12. Assists the teacher in the implementation of activities that include but are not limited to: feeding, toileting, and other activities of daily living(e.g. grooming, hygiene, leisure/recreation, etc.).
13. Lifts and transports students in conjunction with daily living activities.

Hours: 7:30AM - 2:45PM

Job Qualifications
Minimum Civil Service Qualifications:
A) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma; or;
B) Four (4) years of experience and knowledge in a particular field where specialized duties are involved, not necessarily in an aide role; or;
C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Additional Qualifications:
Applicants should have a positive outlook, a strong work ethic and be compassionate.

Please apply online today using the direct link below:
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 7, 2024