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Behavioral Support Aide (37127)

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center

Amherst, NYFull-time$18.15–23.6/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.15–23.6/hr
Location
Amherst, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center is hiring a full-time Behavioral Support Classroom Aide at its Sweet Home location in Amherst. The aide supports preschool children in special education classrooms, assists with classroom management and age-appropriate lessons, reinforces educational goals, and attends to individual needs. The role supports multiple classrooms and includes a six-week summer program in July and August.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Classroom ManagementLesson ImplementationBehavioral SupportChild SupervisionLiftingBendingKneelingStandingSquattingReachingSprintingCrawlingRunning

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDExperience Working With Children or in a Classroom or With Developmental Delays or Disabilities

Full job description

Salary Range $18.15 - $23.60 Hourly

Position Type Full Time, 12 Month

Description

Buffalo Hearing & Speech has an opening for a Behavioral Support Classroom Aide (BSA) at our Sweet Home location in Amherst working with preschool children in special education classrooms. This a full-time position working Monday - Friday, 7:45am - 2:45pm and includes working a 6-week summer program in July & August.

The BSA is responsible for assisting with the management of the children and classroom environment. Duties will include but are not limited to organizing and implementing developmentally appropriate lessons and activities under the direction of the classroom teacher, reinforcing educational goals, attending to the individual needs of the children, and following busing and breakfast/lunch program procedures. The BSA is also responsible for providing support to multiple classrooms.

Essential Functions:

  • Assist the classroom team in the production and implementation of age-appropriate lessons and activities

  • Work as a team member in the classroom design and implementation

  • Implement and maintain behavioral support responsibilities

  • Follow policies and procedures related to behavior management (CPI)

  • Maintain a healthy, safe, and organized classroom environment

  • Follow the site specific policies and procedures related to bus duty to safely escort children to and from their classrooms

  • Follow the site specific policies and procedures for the distribution of Breakfast/Lunch under the guidelines of NYSED, Health Department and OCFS

  • Strictly follow the guidelines and codes of conduct for all BHSC staff, which includes all mandatory meetings, training and procedures as stated in the employee handbook

  • Any other duty as requested by your supervisor

Minimum Degree Required: High school diploma/ GED

Minimum Experience Required: Experience working with children, or in a classroom setting and/or working with children/adults with developmental delays/disabilities

Physical Requirements:

  • Physical actions may include, but are not limited to; lifting, bending, kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching, sprinting, crawling, and running.

  • Vision, speech, tactical and hearing senses adequate to perform job requirements.

  • Frequent sitting/ standing and when appropriate, floor sitting with pediatric patients.

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