Teacher Aide

About the Role

As a Teacher's Aide, you will play an important role in supporting student learning and working as part of a dynamic team of professionals. ACA is dedicated to providing specialized training to help you gain the skills necessary to teach and support autistic students as they learn across our home and school settings. Teacher Aides interested in professional growth are provided with opportunities to obtain NYS TA certification, higher education discounts and scholarships, and career track opportunities.

Pay Range: $18.50 - $22.67 hourly; based on experience, education, and NYS Teaching Assistant Certifications. Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm

• Support student learning of personal care, nutrition, and household skills; teach students to safely transition from “home” to school.
• Implement educational and behavioral support plans to help students develop independent skills and achieve identified goals.
• Communicate with classroom teacher and other support professionals to optimize student learning.
• Complete required data and documentation forms related to student learning, health, and behavioral support.
• Model communication, social and interpersonal skills for students and deliver positive feedback as students progress in these areas.
• Upon successful completion of targeted training, safely and accurately administer student medication.

• High school diploma or equivalent, with at least one year’s experience working with the developmentally disabled population.
• Must maintain qualifications in the crisis intervention procedure of the agency.
• Must be capable at all times of initiating or assisting in all components of the crisis intervention of the agency.
• Must be capable at all times of assisting occupants in the orderly evacuation of the facility, by both primary and secondary paths in the event of fire or other emergency.

• Up to 6 weeks of paid time off your 1st year (vacation, sick, holiday, etc.)
• Raises for completion of competencies at 12 months and 18 months
• College partnerships that provide discounts
• 403B with company match
• Agency Sponsored activities (Volleyball, Bowling, etc.)

Anderson Center for Autism is committed to providing a diverse workforce by ensuring that discrimination barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes a person in one of these protected groups.

Anderson Center for Autism is an Equal Opportunity Employer.