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Classroom Associate

Holy Family Institute

  • Pennsylvania
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Classroom Associate Reports to: Principal Office Location: Holy Family Specialized Learning Hours : Full-Time position, 9 months – 40 hours per week HFI Mission Holy Family Institute (HFI) is a 125-year-old Catholic organization with an impeccable history of serving children and families in the Pittsburgh Region. Assist in working with individual students or small groups of students when needed for academic or social-emotional related content.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPennsylvania
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Year Founded1900
    Websitehttp://www.hfi-pgh.org/

    Description

    Classroom Associate
    Reports to: Principal
    Office Location:  Holy Family Specialized Learning 
    Hours:  Full-Time position, 9 months – 40 hours per week
     
    HFI Mission
    Holy Family Institute (HFI) is a 125-year-old Catholic organization with an impeccable history of serving children and families in the Pittsburgh Region. We are one of Pittsburgh’s largest social service organizations operating 15 programs in three counties. We are an independent organization guided by Catholic Social Teachings and serving people of all faiths and backgrounds.
     
    General Statement of Duties: The Classroom Associate will be responsible for assisting in the classroom to contribute to student growth. This position will use evidence-based behavioral intervention practices to maintain an environment conducive to learning for all students.
     
     
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
    Contributing to Student Growth  
    • Internalize goals and specially designed instruction from IEP or general education support plan
    • Assist in working with individual students or small groups of students when needed for academic or social-emotional related content
    • Collaborate with classroom teacher to deliver instructional support throughout all instructional blocks
    • Actively monitor and encourage students throughout all instructional blocks
    • Seeks teacher assistance to adapt materials when necessary 
       
    Evidence-Based Behavioral Intervention Practices  
    • Provides guided meaningful practice of behavioral and academic skills
    • Participates in team-based meetings related to student classroom performance—both academic and functional performance—and makes informed suggestions as needed
    • Consistently reinforce classroom and building expectations in all school settings
    • Assist in collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions
    • Documents and works collaboratively with the classroom teacher to review behavior management techniques that have been utilized and the success or failure of those techniques
    • Responds to crisis situations alongside colleagues 
     
    Professionalism 
    • Maintains professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities 
    • Communicates with families to discuss their children’s progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized education needs
    • Adheres to other requests as indicated by supervisor 
    Requirements:
    • High School Diploma or equivalent
    • 1+ years’ working in a school
    • Act 33/34 and FBI Clearances Required
    • Driver’s license required
     
    COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
    Holy Family Institute and its affiliated organizations are committed to an environment that respects and values every human being and individual differences. We will invest time and resources to create an inclusive environment for all of our stakeholders. This means we will respect diversity that includes race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, education, disability, language, and sexual orientation. We also believe that we should be “Faithful Listeners” and embrace diversity of ideas, perspectives, and values. We believe in providing access, opportunity, fair treatment, and advancement for all people. Believing that “God is Found in Everyday Activities” we will do our best to eliminate barriers that prevent full participation in our programs and services. We believe “Loving Relationships” means that all are welcome, all are neighbors, and there are no exceptions. With this belief we aim to create an environment in which any individual or group can feel welcomed, respected, supportive, and valued.

    Holy Family Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer

    About Company

    Holy Family Institute provides help, healing, hope and support to children and families in western Pennsylvania. From alternative learning environments and career training, to families in need of support and counseling – including help with addiction, alcoholism and other debilitating problems – Holy Family is here. In 2014 alone, more than 27,000 families and children were able to improve their lives with the help of our donors and volunteers.

    The families we serve often have experienced significant trauma in their lives and need caring and support in order to heal. For this reason, Holy Family maintains a trauma-sensitive culture by utilizing The Sanctuary Model throughout our programs and services. Sanctuary gives a common language to our leadership, staff and clients so we can create an environment that is safe so that healing can occur.

    In order to accomplish our mission to serve children and families and crisis, we work to generate funding for our programs and collaborate with community leaders and organizations to tap the best resources available to serve them. We provide care within the community to ensure that families have all the tools they need to thrive, with easier access to the resources they need to establish personal responsibility and stability.

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