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Weekly Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 7:45am-2:45pm

Location Assignment:

This position will be temporarily assigned to RTF School based on current program needs. Once the assignment has concluded, this position will be reassigned to Victory Academy @ Ridge.

Job Summary:

The Education Aide provides academic support and services to pediatrics, adolescents, and adults adjusting for the effects of age, culture, background, experience and developmental status. As a support of academic, behavioral and life skills this employee directly supervises students in areas of educational programming and activities.

Essential Job Duties

+ Supervise students at all times.

+ Assist students with their academic work and their daily school routine.

+ Interact with students in ways that are therapeutic, respectful and trauma sensitive.

+ Utilizes preventative and de-escalation techniques that are consistent with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

+ Assist teacher as requested and actively engage with students in the classroom.

+ Assist students with morning/evening transportation between the cottages and school via agency bus.

+ Teaches students living skills such as decision making, personal control, interpersonal communication and problem solving, dressing, grooming and eating.

+ Instructs and monitors to ensure that the daily routine, structure and habilitative programming is maintained and all related standards are met.

+ Supervises and assists in transporting students as required.

+ Manages a clean and safe work environment.

+ Assists in the planning and implementation of the treatment plan.

+ Completes all required school and agency paperwork in timely manner and within policy expectations (i.e. IR’s, school logs, attendance, lunch forms, daily behavioral data, etc.)

+ Perform any other duties listed on the program specific responsibility checklist assigned by the supervisor.

+ Assist students with maintaining & succeeding with individual behavior plans.

+ Any other duty as requested by your supervisor.

Skills:

+ Computer skills

+ Customer skills

Minimum Education Required:

+ High School Diploma/GED

Experience:

+ No experience required, but would prefer some experience in the mental health field

Required License/Registration/Certification:

+ None

Training:

+ New Hire Orientation

+ Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

+ All required trainings will be provided by OLVHS upon hire

Physical Requirements:

+ The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions

+ The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.

+ The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

Job Details

Job Function Non-Essential

Pay Type Hourly

Employment Indicator Full Time

Hiring Rate 15.75 USD