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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is hiring a Part-Time Instructional Support Specialist for the CARES School. The role involves supporting special education teachers in creating structured classroom environments, implementing behavior programs, ensuring student safety, and collecting data to support children diagnosed with autism within an educational setting.

Highlights

Assist in maintaining structured classroom environments conducive to learning and socially appropriate behaviors.
Ensure children's welfare, safety, and location at all times, including arrival and dismissal.
Collaborate with Special Education Teachers to implement skill acquisition and behavioral reduction programs.
Perform ongoing data collection and record keeping as directed.
Support and reinforce Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) goals and objectives.
Work directly with children diagnosed with autism in a structured setting alongside behavior analysts and other professionals.
Requires a High School Diploma; Associate's Degree or two years post-secondary education preferred.
Previous experience in special education or behavioral healthcare with complex behavioral or emotional issues preferred.
Pay rate ranges from $19.50 to $22.23 per hour, based on experience and education.
Opportunity to enhance skills through the ASCEND Career Accelerator Program.

Instructional Support Specialist - CARES School Full Description

Description:

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with children within educational environment that is focused on the most current treatment interventions in the area of Autism? Do you want to join a multi-disciplinary team with a strengths-based approach, emphasizing applied behavior analysis and positive behavior supports? If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a PT Instructional Support Specialist at Devereux has its advantages! As a PT Instructional Support Specialist you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

Hours: Up to 32 hours per week with

Schedule: Flexible hours during the time the children are in the school

Every day as a PT Instructional Support Specialist you will:

Assist in establishing classroom environments that is conducive to maximum learning by maintaining structure and guiding students to socially appropriate behaviors
Responsible for the children's welfare, safety, and location at all times, including during arrival and dismissal
Work with the Special Education Teachers to implement skill acquisition and behavioral reduction programs individually and in small groups
Perform ongoing data collection and record keeping as directed by Special Education Teacher
Support and reinforce PBIS goals and objectives

You will be offered:

Pay-rate: $19.50 - $22.23 (based upon experience and education)
An Environment that is supportive, educational and clinically focused.
Opportunity to work directly with children diagnosed with Autism 1:1 within a structured classroom environment with Special Education Teachers, Behavior Analyst and Autism professionals.
You will increase your knowledge and improve your skills related to behavior intervention, functional assessment and collaboration with a team that is inclusive and individualized.
ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program

Devereux Center for Autism Research and Education Services (CARES) is an educational program licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that provides services to students, ages 5 to 21, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. CARES provides an environment that focuses on teaching each student based on his or her unique strengths and needs. Programming is focused on increasing independence for each student.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: High School Diploma required. Associates Degree or completion of two years of post-secondary education from an accredited college or university preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Previous experience working in a special education or behavioral healthcare setting with students with severe/complex behavioral/emotional issues preferred.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Original Job Description

Description:

Hours: Up to 32 hours per week with

Schedule: Flexible hours during the time the children are in the school

Every day as a PT Instructional Support Specialist you will:

Assist in establishing classroom environments that is conducive to maximum learning by maintaining structure and guiding students to socially appropriate behaviors
Responsible for the children's welfare, safety, and location at all times, including during arrival and dismissal
Work with the Special Education Teachers to implement skill acquisition and behavioral reduction programs individually and in small groups
Perform ongoing data collection and record keeping as directed by Special Education Teacher
Support and reinforce PBIS goals and objectives

You will be offered:

Pay-rate: $19.50 - $22.23 (based upon experience and education)
An Environment that is supportive, educational and clinically focused.
Opportunity to work directly with children diagnosed with Autism 1:1 within a structured classroom environment with Special Education Teachers, Behavior Analyst and Autism professionals.
You will increase your knowledge and improve your skills related to behavior intervention, functional assessment and collaboration with a team that is inclusive and individualized.
ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: High School Diploma required. Associates Degree or completion of two years of post-secondary education from an accredited college or university preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Previous experience working in a special education or behavioral healthcare setting with students with severe/complex behavioral/emotional issues preferred.

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