Aba Classroom Instructor

NYC Autism Charter Schools are accepting Instructor applications across both our East Harlem and Bronx locations.

If interested in joining our dynamic team, please visit http://www.nycautismcharterschool.org/careers/ in order to submit a cover letter and resume.

Our Schools: NYC Autism Charter Schools are the first and only charter schools in New York State exclusively dedicated to serving children with autism and their families. NYCACS offers year-round evidence based intensive instruction utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We have locations in East Harlem and the South Bronx.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team working to provide each student with an education that will help them reach their fullest potential. NYCACS prides itself on its positive, diverse, and collaborative culture.

Instructor Role: Instructors are responsible for assisting with daily classroom activities, working collaboratively with classroom colleagues, and implementing student skill acquisition and behavior reduction programs across all students within the classroom.

Responsibilities Include:

• Collecting, summarizing, and evaluating data on student programs, including written reports and visual graphic displays of student data;
• Conducting preference assessments for students in an ongoing manner along with using and managing motivational systems;
• Assisting in development, implementation, and review of skill acquisition and behavior reduction program for all assigned students;
• Participating in student clinic meetings;
• Composing progress reports;
• Using a variety of behavior analytic teaching methods (e.g., incidental teaching, discrete-trial instruction, prompt and prompt fading methodology)

Qualifications:

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree (preferably in the fields of education, psychology, or social work);
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with students;
• Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively with classroom staff, administrators, and parents;
• Demonstrates the ability to use relevant technologies.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Other types of insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Education assistance or tuition reimbursement
• Commuting/travel assistance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• School

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• special education or childcare: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person