Teaching Assistant - Natick, United States - ACCEPT Education Collaborative

ACCEPT Education Collaborative
ACCEPT Education Collaborative
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Natick, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description
ACCEPT Education Collaborative is a regional non-profit educational organization with locations in Medway and Natick, MA.

ACCEPT provides a wide range of programs and services including special education for students with moderate to severe needs, specialized transportation, home-based services, behavioral and educational consultation, and professional development.

ACCEPT offers a continuum of programs and services Prek-12 and to age 22 for both students in life skills and Therapeutic programs.

Our programs address autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral needs, global impairments, cognitive/intellectual disabilities, language disorders, ADHD/ADD, and nonverbal learning disability.
ACCEPT is seeking dynamic and compassionate teaching assistants to work in our Middle and High School Programs in Medway.


The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and perform physical restraint of a student at times of behavioral escalation.

The employee is expected to lift at least 20 lbs (i.e. books, school supplies, etc.). The employee must frequently use hands to handle, or feel; and use hand strength to grasp tools.

Occasionally s/he operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer).

The employee must be able to input information into a computer and as well as read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids.

The employee must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, and other staff members in person and on the telephone.

In the classroom, the employee must be able to see and hear on a continuous basis in order to ensure the safety of students as well as speak frequently to provide instruction.

On rare occasions, it may be necessary to move quickly/run across even or uneven surfaces. The employee interacts with students, parents, and other staff members. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students.


Work Environment:
The employee will be working in a normal school environment with an acceptable level of noise. This is not a remote position.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this position/classification.


It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position.

Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

ACCEPT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

ACCEPT Education Collaborative is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled
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