Educational Assistant - PennPals

P-H-M is looking for 14 positions for this posting.

Work Schedule: 180 days per year, 8 paid holidays, and extra days as approved by Exceptional Education Administration

Hours: 32.5 hrs. weekly

Reports to: Director of Exceptional Education, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

Summary: Under the direction of the Director of Exceptional Education, provide behavior/instructional support by assisting educational assistants, teachers, and administrators in delivering behavioral interventions. Work collaboratively with all buildings to help foster a safe and effective learning environment by working alongside and modeling for educational assistants, teachers, and administrators to promote positive behaviors and a productive climate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Model implementation of procedures for positive behavioral interventions.
• Support school crisis teams in properly responding to behavior calls.
• Support staff in de-escalation techniques.
• Guide students to appropriate behaviors as needed.
• Provide a focus on proactive behavioral coaching in all elementary buildings.
• Assist educational assistants/teachers in arranging learning environments to reduce inappropriate behaviors.
• Collaborate with building designated psychologists to implement productive strategies for specific students.
• Guide students in understanding and following clearly defined limits.
• Assist in EA professional development.
• Hold/participate in individual staffing meetings to problem-solve with staff.
• Observe students in a classroom setting and suggest timely, actionable intervention techniques.
• Discuss with supervisors' appropriate support that will be made available to the student's family.
• Build and maintain a positive rapport with the school community.
• Integrate appropriate setting events, antecedents, teaching, and strategies to reduce problem behavior and increase alternative replacement behaviors.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information regarding the student, parent, staff, and classroom incidents.
• Follow daily schedules and procedures as assigned.
• Discuss student limitations only with the supervisors and those directly involved with the student's educational program.
• Follow other directives from the Director of Exceptional Education.
• Performs comparable duties of a like or similar nature as apparent or assigned.
• Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, and department and district meetings.
• Keeps abreast of changing trends, instructional and behavioral/educational technologies
• Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive for every task or responsibility.

Education/Training:

• 12-Hour CPI Training
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Training in Functional Behavior Analysis