Description

About Us

The Children's Guild is a nonprofit organization serving children, families, and child-serving organizations. We are dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health, national training, and consultation services. We are among the most experienced child-serving organizations in the Greater Baltimore and Washington region. Each year, the agency's continuum of care and hundreds of professional staff help thousands of youth and young adults and their families achieve excellence and success. We operate public charter and contract schools; special education schools; preschool; apprenticeships, and pre-career programs; therapeutic group homes; treatment foster care.

The Children's Guild is seeking an experiencedOne-on-One Autism Classroom Aideto provide behavioral, educational, and functional supports to students as determined by their individualized education plans. A one-on-one implements interventions outlined in students behavior intervention plans and track student behaviors daily on a log. This position supports the teacher throughout all lesson plans. A One-on-One implements strategies from crisis management to assist students during behavioral incidents.

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrated understanding of the philosophy and mission of The Childrens Guild.
• Implement interventions individualized to students and outlined in behavior intervention plans.
• Track student behavior in 15-minute increments and document the frequencies on a log that is submitted daily.
• Participate in classroom-based team primacy meetings.
• Participate in weekly professional development and monthly supervision.
• Assist the teacher with classroom-based responsibilities.
• Assist students with functional skills, including toileting, hygiene, and dietary needs.
• Arrive at work on time prepared to work in the standard uniform.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma plus two years of successful, related experience or one year experience and course work in a related field at an accredited college or university may be substituted.At least 18 years of age.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified in or eligible for certification in crisis management.

Certified in or eligible for certification in CPR/First Aid.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

All Childrens Guild employees are expected to demonstrate an awareness of, respect for, and attention to the diversity of the people with whom they interact (person served, personnel, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders) that are reflected in attitudes, organizational structure, policies, and services.