Instructional Aide

The Watson Institute is hiring full-time Paraprofessionals / Instructional Aides at the Education Center in Sewickley, PA, a special education schools for children ages 3 to 21. This position will be available at the start on a temporary/casual basis during the summer program and available for full-time at the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Schedule: Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, school calendar

Address: 301 Camp Meeting Road, Sewickley, PA 15143

Benefits:

• Access to Tuition Reimbursement to pursue further education and advanced degrees.
• Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Ongoing professional development through continued education opportunities, training, and direct staff support
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, and additional voluntary benefits
• 403b retirement plan with employer contributions and match after 1 year of employment

Responsibilities:

• Instructional Planning – review activities and organize materials
• Instructional Management – manage activities, implement review procedures, implement monitoring procedures
• Organizational skills – relate to students, use effective interpersonal skills, participate effectively as a transdisciplinary team member, document activities, contribute to the smooth operation of the Education Center, adhere to safety and health procedures
• Skill Development – participate actively in the supervisory process, engage in skill development activities
• Support all programs – ability to travel to various programs (sites) and provide support
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED, bachelor's degree preferred
• Three years' experience working with children with disabilities
• Most tasks require oral communication, visual and hearing perception, and the ability to get around the classrooms, cafeteria, gym, campus, etc.
• Supervise students during emergency drills, play periods and community-based instruction; the ability to keep up with running children and/or lift, position or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task
• The essential functions of the job require the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling, crouching and brisk walking, and which may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of moderate weight (40 pounds).
• Ability to physically restrain students for their safety and the safety of others
• Current PA Acts 34, 114 and 151 Clearances required
• Pre-employment medical examination, including a tuberculosis test required

The Watson Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• Elementary school
• High school
• Kindergarten
• Middle school
• Pre-Kindergarten

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

School type:

• Private school
• Special education school

Application Question(s):

• Please list the best email address to reach you:

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• special education: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Sewickley, PA 15143 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16