Instructional Assistant ('26-'27 School Year)
$38,480–$38,480 year
On-siteShaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Utilize current speech and language methods to teach students in comprehension, reading, mathematics, and social pragmatic language while assisting Speech and Language Pathologists with group therapy lessons and communication equipment. Help develop lesson plans, visual supports, and daily routines that align with IEP goals, and collect academic and behavioral data for clinical records. Assist in behavior management and teach pro-social, self-regulation, and self-advocacy skills within Monarch's visual language immersion teaching model. Protect students from harm using the Therapeutic Crisis Model of Intervention when prescribed. Maintain trusting relationships with students and staff while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in a related field (Psychology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Special Education, etc.) or related experience
- Basic knowledge of child and adolescent development, human sexuality, family dysfunction, psychology, sociology, behavior theory, and autism
- Ability to organize, prioritize, problem solve, and manage work assignments in an efficient manner and within established time frames
- Ability to handle stressful situations by maintaining emotional control as well as remaining calm and professional while working with students who may become verbally and physically aggressive
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths and aptitudes
- Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, supervisors, and families
- Practical and creative problem solving skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with children with autism preferred
- Passion for helping others and making an impact in the lives of students with autism
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