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The Garland School is hiring a one-to-one aide to support a child?s inclusion within the group environment. Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet a young child?s behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully. The child is four years old, turning five in early spring. The child needs intensive support around being physically gentle with their body toward other children and objects when they feel an impulse or experience a trigger.
The one-to-one aide will work approximately 6.5 hours/day with their assigned child. Much of this time will be within the larger group during outdoor play and indoors for lunch and indoor/outdoor transitions. They will spend part of the day hosting a small play group indoors that includes their assigned child. They will spend rest time and some transition times with the child.
One aspect of this role is exposure to Waldorf-inspired, nature-based work with young children, including teachers taking a reserved role in the classroom and being outdoors in all weather. Successful candidates will be able to embrace these conditions and practices.
Duties
Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet the assigned child?s developmental and behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully.
Requirements
Benefits
Paid time off
Professional development funds
Paid 30-minute break daily
The Garland School is hiring a one-to-one aide to support a child?s inclusion within the group environment. Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet a young child?s behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully. The child is four years old, turning five in early spring. The child needs intensive support around being physically gentle with their body toward other children and objects when they feel an impulse or experience a trigger.
The one-to-one aide will work approximately 6.5 hours/day with their assigned child. Much of this time will be within the larger group during outdoor play and indoors for lunch and indoor/outdoor transitions. They will spend part of the day hosting a small play group indoors that includes their assigned child. They will spend rest time and some transition times with the child.
One aspect of this role is exposure to Waldorf-inspired, nature-based work with young children, including teachers taking a reserved role in the classroom and being outdoors in all weather. Successful candidates will be able to embrace these conditions and practices.
Duties
Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet the assigned child?s developmental and behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully.
Requirements
- Current certification in nonviolent conflict prevention and intervention
- Training in behavior intervention
- Ability to follow a behavior plan that includes specific scripts to support the child?s learning to appropriately communicate their needs and feelings
- Ability to implement behavior tracking strategies such as checklists to help the child monitor and regulate their behavior
- Strong communication skills with adults and enjoy collaborating as a team with classroom teachers, specialists and the family
- High school diploma or GED
- 2+ years of prior experience with young children
- Commits to completing one of the following within the first twelve (12) months of employment:
- Fundamentals for Early Childhood Professionals? course
- Vermont Afterschool Essentials Certificate; or
- A three (3) college credit course in child or human development or in school age care and education
- 3 references from past work experience, including with young children
Benefits
Paid time off
Professional development funds
Paid 30-minute break daily
