Educational Assistant - Sassafras Program

Position Type Faculty Start 08 / 13 / 2024 School Name City, State Horsham, PA Posted 04 / 26 / 2024

The Quaker School at Horsham (TQS) uses research-based programs provided by compassionate professionals to enable each student with complex challenges to blossom and achieve meaningful personal, social and academic success.

Our compassionate community builds trusting relationships among students, parents, therapists, faculty and staff.

The Sassafras Program is based on the premise that students need to build positive relationships, feel positive emotions, and develop a sense of control and purpose to learn.

It offers students a predictable structure and a supportive environment, with academic engagement tailored to meet each child’s specific needs.

The students of the Sassafras program have difficulty regulating externalized behaviors that frequently result in social, emotional and academic dysfunction in a general education setting.

The Sassafras Program aims to reduce the overall intensity, frequency and duration of behaviors such as aggression, property destruction, elopement and inappropriate language.

The physical, mental and emotional well-being of faculty and staff are important to us as well. We provide opportunities for fellowship, goodwill, and experiences to create positive morale.

We share the many positive achievements of our school community and acknowledge and celebrate the personal and professional milestones within our faculty and staff community.

Position Title : Educational Assistant

Status : Full-time, 10 months

Salary : $44,000

• Under the direction of the Sassafras Director and along with the classroom teacher, support the academic and behavioral needs of 6-8 students with ASD and other complex challenges, in a highly structured classroom that focuses on behavior regulation, social skill acquisition, and academic success
• Deliver lessons designed by the classroom teacher, develop main and supplemental activities and collect academic progress data for a small group
• Review behavior plans and other relevant (e.g., instructional) materials developed by the behavior team for the students to facilitate consistent implementation and monitor outcomes appropriately.
• Collaborate, implement and maintain evidence-based practices and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs).
• Implement and facilitate integrated ABA-inspired approaches with attention to positive reinforcement that supports behavior reduction outcomes.
• Maintain a high level of collaboration with the classroom staff and the Behavior Support Team.
• Daily and weekly family communications, as outlined by school guidelines.
• Provide crisis intervention, as needed, for students including use of Safety-CARE techniques for physical restraint as a last resort.
• Model compassionate and ethical conduct across all settings.
• Assist students with self-care needs, such as eating, dressing and toileting.

Requirements : Bachelor’s degree required

Last updated : 2024-04-27