Behavior and Academic Aide

Overview

By joining the San Diego Center for Children, you will empower children and families through transformative mental health care and educational services. Our vision is to inspire a world where children and families live joyful, healthy lives. We serve over 1,000 people every day - are you ready to make an impact?

• Team-oriented, multidisciplinary approach
• Ongoing, high-level learning and development opportunities
• Culturally diverse environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Retirement savings plan: 403(b) - with employer match up to 3%
• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Wellness programs
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts for those pursuing a higher education
• Employee recognition program
• Opportunities for career advancement
• May be eligible for state or federal loan forgiveness programs for work with underserved populations
• All offsite programs have a bonus structure

The Behavior and Academic Aide provides behavior support and instruction to individuals or groups of students in a classroom setting or during lunch/recess and extracurricular activities. The Behavior and Academic Aide works under the direction of a school professional educator and supervisor who holds ultimate responsibility for the outcomes of the instructional program. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The preferred requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist in creating a safe and positive learning environment for students with emotional and/or behavioral issues.
• Work cooperatively with other staff to serve the needs of the student.
• Become familiar with the direct instruction method of teaching.
• Assist children in adhering to classroom schedule and assignments.
• Lead or co-lead instructional groups as assigned.
• Implement reward and behavior management systems utilized in the classroom.
• Monitor and chart behaviors and write reports.
• Assist in preparing materials.
• Monitor lunch, playground, and transportation areas as assigned by the supervisor.
• Attend staff meetings and other training.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Ability to read and interpret written and verbal information. Ability to effectively communicate with school personnel.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands in order to handle or feel;

reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, including physical restraints of students.

The employee must be able to move and/or lift a child when clinically necessary, and must be able to follow a child that runs from a designated area at a walking or running pace. Applying Safe and Positive Approaches (SPA) restraint techniques can involve lifting the child, holding the child down in a standing, sitting or ground level manner, as well separating students who are acting in an unsafe manner to ensure the safety for the students and staff.

Due to the emotional instability of the students the employee may be subjected to kicking, hitting, punching, spitting, scratching, biting, hair pulling, stabbing, objects thrown at employee, etc. May be exposed to bodily fluids from a child. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the working environment is usually moderate, but can be extreme at times.

The San Diego Center For Children Is Committed To

• Actively recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse staff at all levels of the organization
• Ensuring that diverse perspectives are included in the development and implementation of policies, practices and services and that individuals feel empowered to advance our…