Position:  Teacher Assistant

Pay Rate: $24.65 to $28.00 per hour, based upon related experience 

Schedule: Monday to Friday- Hours worked will be based on the school calendar

Location: Homestead area of Pittsburgh, PA

Devereux/TCV Community Services Day Academy Approved Private School is Hiring for a Teacher Assistant for its STAIRS (Autistic Support) Classroom!!!

The STAIRS classroom at the Day Academy serves students (age 12-18) with autism and high support needs who are receiving treatment in TCV’s STAIRS Program, a specialized residential treatment program for children and adolescents with autism/IDD with severe challenging behaviors on the Devereux TCV campus in Homestead. As a Teacher Assistant for the STAIRS classroom, you will work with other dedicated professionals from the Day Academy and STAIRS residential program who share your passion for helping children and adolescents with ASD/IDD learn and succeed.

We offer:

· Experience working in a classroom with low student to staff ratios.

· Opportunities to work with children with developmental disabilities and helping them to achieve their highest potential.

· Time off benefits that include 24 paid personal days and accrued health management leave.

· Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with one (1) year of related experience.
• Have a valid PA Driver’s License with three (3) year driving history, preferred.
• State Criminal, Child Abuse and FBI clearances, required.
• Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.
• Experience with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support strategies.
• Experience working with children and adolescents with autism and high support needs

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux/TCV is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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