Paraeducator, Weekdays, Lourie Center School

Overview

Lourie Center - Rockville. If you are a current Adventist Health Care employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. The Lourie Center seeks to hire a Para educator who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training.

The Lourie Center has four core programs serving children birth through age 12 and their families:
Head Start, The Lourie Center School, The Therapeutic Nursery Program and Parent-Child Clinical Services.

• Under the supervision of the classroom teacher, provides individual instruction to the assigned student with the goal of increasing the student’s overall school performance
• Assist the teacher in the development and preparation of materials to be used with the assigned student
• Provide support as necessary to assigned student during group activities
• As requested, accompany, participate, and/or observe the student in therapy sessions and facilitate the student's progress toward academic and social-emotional goals within the classroom
• Record observational data on student behavior at the predesignated intervals in collaboration with the teacher and interdisciplinary team
• Apply recommendations and requirements of the student's reports and IEP
• Participate in the school's interdisciplinary team meetings, workshops, and other selected school staff meetings
• Continue professional education in special education or a related discipline by attending internal or external workshops, conferences, and/or coursework
• Perform other duties as assigned by the teacher when the designated student is absent
• May be reassigned based on availability and best practice, and position may be eliminated if the student no longer requires support
• Assist teacher in development of Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Plan for assigned student
• Available to restrain student in the student control position

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology or other related discipline preferred
• Minimum of one year work experience with special needs students is required (i.e., camp counselor, student care work, college practicum experiences)
• Basic knowledge of student and/or adolescent development issues is required
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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Pay Range: $17.15 - $30.63

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Adventist Health Care Commitment Our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, Adventist Health Care has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. We are committed to equal opportunity and do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist Health Care will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who wish to request accommodations should contact the Support Center HR Office.