What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Support Specialist position at Education Alternatives?
Welcome to Education Alternatives! Springfield/Akron
We are looking for a Student Support Specialist to join our education team. Many of our current Specialists formerly worked in the retail, hospitality and the service industries, and have found the Specialist position more personally fulfilling, and the pay/benefits more competitive than their other jobs.
No prior experience is required. Even if you never considered working with students, we are confident through our training and mentoring programs you can succeed in this position.
EA is a leading provider of special education services in Northeast Ohio. EA focuses on providing behavioral and education programming for students with special learning and emotional needs. EA has 8 locations serving over 400 special education students.
In this position, you will be assigned to work with an individual student within a classroom, and assist the student with assignments, behavior management and emotional regulation.
Responsibilities
- Assist an individual student in the areas of behavior management instructional support, activities of daily living, social skills training, task redirection.
- Design, implement, and track progress of interventions for academic and behavioral goals
- Assess student progress through tests, projects, observations, and/or portfolios
- Reward and encourage student in accordance with the agency’s policy of unconditional positive regard
- Incorporate agency trainings in Therapeutic Crisis Interventions and Life Space Crisis Interventions
- Mediate, counsel, and instruct socially appropriate alternative to negative and destructive behaviors
- Assist in the development of behavioral IEP goals for assigned student
- Complete incident reporting in a timely manner and according to agency policy
- Advocate for and coordinate required services or resolve emergency problems in crisis situations
- Maintain confidentiality of all client information and records
- Comply with all agency policies and procedures including CARF
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience
- Associate or bachelor's degree in education, Psychology, Sociology or related field from an accredited college or university is preferred
- Paraprofessional License preferred
- Prior experience working with clients with emotional and/or behavioral needs is preferred
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment
- High-quality written and verbal skills
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Monday through Friday, work schedule
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20