- Travel to school in a timely manner
- Communicate appropriately with co-workers and special needs students
- Develop bonds with scholars and work with their parents
- Create and maintain a climate of respect and fairness for all scholars
- Use creativity to plan activities for scholars
- Model appropriate spoken and written language skills
- Coach assigned student in social problem solving and appropriate behavior
- Work with assigned students on academic tasks specified in the daily lesson plan
- Collect observations and data on student learning and behavior
- Keep scholar information confidential by treating it with the strictest confidence and refraining from discussing the student outside of the school environment
- Implementing supports and consequences specified in the scholar's Behavior Intervention Plan
- Responding to scholar behavior using Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
- Ensuring that they are with the assigned youth during all hours specified on the IEP, including moving with the assigned youth to all locations, accompanying them within the school environment to ensure safety, and asking for help when a youth's behavior threatens their own or other's safety
- Support all scholars in a class in addition to their assigned scholar
- Attend meetings
- Participate in lesson planning
- Participate in additional training and professional development provided by the Chief of Schools and other school leaders
- Provide substitute teaching support on an as-needed basis
- High School Diploma
- Tutoring experience
- Basic reading and math proficiency
- Basic people skills and ability to work with special needs students
- Basic knowledge of special education students
- A bachelor's degree or pursuit of a bachelor's degree
- A desire to develop a career within Maya Angelou Schools
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Dedicated Aide at Maya Angelou Academy SY 24 - Laurel, United States - Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation
Description
Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:The Organization
Maya empowers opportunity and justice-involved youth to transform the trajectory of their lives. We do this by engaging each of our scholars in a restorative, relevant school experience that prioritizes personalized academic support, well-being, and preparation for the post-Maya pathway of their choice. With an education in our network of schools, our scholars will do more than succeed – they will thrive
If you would like to learn more about Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation, please visit
The Touchstone
At the Maya Angelou Schools, the key to our success is rooted in building trusting, respectful, and nurturing relationships with each other. We strive to create safe spaces for all to be able to reach their limitless potential. We are at our best when we work together to ensure the unique needs of our community are met. We empower each other to grow successfully so we can see forever This is how we live the Maya Way, even when no one is watching.
Position Overview
Dedicated Aides are assigned to work with a specific scholar with a disability and support scholars in numerous situations. They work to allow scholars with disabilities to be educated alongside nondisabled scholars to the maximum extent appropriate. Dedicated Aides accompany the scholar to all classes during the school day, implement the scholar's behavior plan, provide individualized attention and instruction during academic periods, and support them during other portions of the day, as determined by individual scholar needs. Some of the more common reasons for this type of support include (1) protection/safety of the scholar, (2) instructional support, (3) transition, and (4) reduction of anxiety for the scholar. Dedicated Aides carry out their responsibilities under the direct supervision of the Special Education Coordinator. Dedicated Aids will ideally work with scholars throughout the school year.
Requirements:Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Dedicated Aides support positive scholar behavior and classroom and school culture by:
Dedicated Aides support youth's safety and physical well-being during the school day by:
Additionally, Dedicated Aides may be asked to:
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
Site Description
The Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings is a long-term juvenile facility in Laurel, MD. It serves youth ages 13-21 and is located inside New Beginnings Youth Development Center. Our students develop the academic, social, and employment skills they need to build rewarding lives and promote positive change.
Our mission at the Maya Angelou Academy is to provide a safe, nurturing, and mutually respectful environment that motivates and prepares each student to fulfill their academic or career potential. With the support of a wide circle of caring adults, students will develop the skills they need to make sound decisions and lead rewarding lives.
Salary and Benefits
Our salaries are comparable to those of other public schools in the District of Columbia area. In addition, See Forever offers a robust benefits plan, including health care coverage, HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts, voluntary dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability options, commuter benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, student loan refinancing options, and the opportunity to positively impact students with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.
See Forever is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe a diverse staff is a better, more effective staff.