Classroom Associate

Job purpose

Provide support to the assessment, planning, instruction and documentation of education services and activities for assigned students as assigned by the Principal.

Duties and responsibilities

• Align practice and work with the agency mission, vision, guiding principles, the trauma-informed Sanctuary Model, the Neurosequential Model and the Re-ED philosophy.
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with classroom teaching team(s) to implement the daily instructional plans.
• Provide assistance and close supervision of all assigned students throughout planned classroom and instructional activities.
• Make teaching materials, bulletin boards, and other instructional materials as directed by the teacher-counselor and / or supervisor.
• Share responsibility for all areas of classroom structure and organization, including but not limited to, appropriate visual displays (charts, graphs, and posters) and functional behavioral data collection, recording and analysis.
• Complete daily documentation in a timely fashion and in accordance with PEP policies and procedures.
• Transport students in agency vehicles to community activities and volunteer work sites as needed.
• Follow procedures for providing respectful and appropriate assistance to students for personal grooming, hygiene and toileting.
• Participate (and pass requirements where applicable) in all required trainings, including but not limited to, Vehicle Safety, First Aid, CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Blood Borne Pathogens, and Standards of Practice.
• Participate in staff development activities, parent conferences, team meetings, and staff meetings as scheduled or assigned.
• Ability to work respectfully with a culturally diverse population of clients.
• Utilize safe work practices for self and others.
• Demonstrate word processing skills and program navigation skills.
• As a representative of the agency and profession, present self with decorum and in dress that is appropriate to the day's activities.
• Adhere to PEP and ESC policies and procedures, as applicable.

Qualifications

Physical requirements

Direct reports

None