Program Aide (Part-Time)

Job Details

Description

PHMC is proud to be a leader in public health. The program aide is responsible for supporting ongoing daily activities and providing direct therapy to children enrolled in the Center’s daily C.O.R.E. Program.

SUBSIDIARY: The Center for Autism (CFA)

PROGRAM: CORE (Creating Opportunities for Relating and Engaging)

LOCATION: CFA's West Philadelphia site - 4601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Role Type & Schedule

• Part-time
• Approx. 20-25 hours per week
• Weekday daytime hours
  
  

Responsibilities

• Supervise clients to ensure safety.
• Interact with clients in a nurturing and respectful way.
• Implement the Center for Autism’s clinical philosophy by emphasizing the importance of individualized assessment and treatment planning.
• Understand and interpret a client’s communicative intent and respond to it by intervening based on the child’s communication.
• Initiate and maintain a shared experience with a client.
• Maintain effectiveness in response to various situational demands.
• Provide breaks for therapists.
• Set up and clean up program materials, including cooking, sensory, and art materials.
• Organize, maintain, and keep the kitchen, laundry, and classroom area orderly.
• Prepare sensory and visual support activities in collaboration with the visual support staff.
• Conduct weekly shopping to purchase groceries and other essentials needed for the program (when scheduled).
• Maintain supplies for first aid kits.
• Request necessary supplies.
• Drive the van as needed to support the program.
• Support staff in program rooms when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors or the Executive Director.
  
  

Core Values

Individuality

• Values each person as an individual and respects their unique abilities and needs
• Demonstrates an awareness of one’s own culture and how it impacts his/her perspective and interactions with others
• Demonstrates respect for, understanding of, and knowledge of the differences among people as it relates to values, lifestyles, norms, beliefs, and opportunities
  
  

Dignity

• Treats every person with autism spectrum disorder with respect and as a valued member of our community
• Uses effective listening skills, pays attention, and gives thoughtful consideration
• Demonstrates sensitivity to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of others
  
  

Professionalism

• Takes ownership of the role and demonstrates understanding of the role, the boundaries of the role, and how the role fits into the organization
• Can be relied on to perform job duties consistently, efficiently, and independently
• Takes responsibility for their own professional development and actively participates with their supervisor in the performance management process
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift children, play on the floor, and run with/after children
• Ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises
• Ability to move (repeatedly) from a standing to a kneeling position and back
• Ability to bear weight on each knee
• Ability to lift/carry approximately one-third of own body weight
  
  

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• 1 years of relevant work experience required
  
  

PAY GRADE: 13

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.