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Maya Angelou Schools/See Forever Foundation · 2 months ago

Dedicated Aide at Maya Angelou PCS SY 25-26

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$40K/yr - $50K/yr

Maya Angelou Schools empowers opportunity and justice-involved youth to transform their lives through personalized academic support. The Dedicated Aide role involves providing classroom-based support and case management for scholars with disabilities, ensuring they receive appropriate education alongside their peers.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Travel to work in a timely manner

Communicate appropriately with co-workers and special needs students

Develop bonds with scholars and work with their parents

Create and maintain a climate of respect and fairness for all students

Use creativity to plan activities for students

Model appropriate spoken and written language skills

Coach assigned student in social problem solving, and appropriate behavior

Work with assigned student on academic tasks specified in the daily lesson plan

Collect observations and data on student learning and behavior

Keep scholar information confidential by treating it with the strictest confidence and refraining from discussing the student outside of the school environment

Implementing supports and consequences specified in the scholar’s Behavior Intervention Plan

Responding to scholar behavior using Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Ensuring that they are with the assigned youth during all hours specified on the IEP, including moving with the assigned youth to all locations, accompanying them within the school environment to ensure safety, and asking for help when a youth’s behavior threatens their own or other’s safety