Teaching Assistant – Day Treatment
Northglenn Monday through Friday:
7:45am-3:45 am
Community Reach Center (CRC) is an Integrated Health Care and Trauma Informed Care Community that serves a metropolitan area in Denver, CO. Our 500 employees offer a wide variety of services to individuals and families in schools, day-treatment, residential, hospital, and correctional facilities.
We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join our Day Treatment Team who are committed to enhancing lives every day. CRC wants compassionate candidates to bring their ideas, to help improve, thrive, and connect with the agency and community. Come join us! We will help you grow professionally and celebrate your achievements with you.
How will a Teaching Assistant be successful in this role?
Ideal candidates will provide educational and therapeutic support to classroom teachers and therapists, serving the educational and therapeutic needs of children and adolescents ages 5 to 18 under direct supervision. They will also provide interventions in a manner that fosters and supports positive educational and therapeutic outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Provides a safe, positive, and supportive environment for children who struggle with behavioral, social-emotional, and educational issues.
- Provides educational support which includes but is not limited to: working one-on-one and in groups with students academically, maintaining student records/files, monitoring student behavior and academic progress (report cards and monthlies), performs classroom duties according to teacher’s direction.
- Implements program behavior management policy and documents/tracks progress in a professional and timely manner.
- Provides behavior and crisis management support within and outside of the classroom setting.
- Provides behavior management and emotional regulations support by working with students one-on-one or in groups within the milieu setting.
- Provides program milieu coverage and support as assigned.
- Accepts direction from Program Manager and Special Education Director in respect to Program duties.
- Provides care to consumers in a manner that promotes safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.
- Documents intervention and program activity according to Community Reach Center policies and procedures.
- Maintains accurate and timely clinical records consistent with Center standards.
- Consults with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate.
- Maintains confidentiality of consumer records in accordance with Center policies/procedures and State and Federal Regulations.
- Attends and participates in-services education and training opportunities, meetings, supervisory sessions, and special events.
- Attends and participates in team meetings.
- Meets required timelines of assigned duties.
- Meets attendance and punctuality requirements.
- Conducts agency business and engages both internal and external customers in a professional, collaborative manner that reinforces person centered practices.
- Utilizes CPI physical management techniques with consumers to ensure physical safety of individuals.
- Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the position and program descriptions, as well as those reflective of their experience, education, and ability
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field
- Training in CPI and CPR/ First Aid is required and provided upon employment
Community Reach Center offers paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, potential opportunity for free supervision towards licensure, outstanding benefits package, including medical insurance, health savings accounts, dental, vision, mail-order prescriptions, vision, employer paid short and long-term disability insurance, employer matching 401(k), generous PTO plan, EAP, and flex spending accounts.
Community Reach Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity. Apply at www.communityreachcenter.org/careers
All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment.