Teacher assistant

Per Diem 11am-2pm (15 hours per week)| $15.75-$16.75/Hour| Paid Training

Do you love kids? Do you want to get paid to play and facilitate meaningful learning opportunities to help children reach their potential? Crossroads Center for Children, located in the Schenectady/Rotterdam/Duanesburg, NY area, is looking for Floating Lunch Coverage Special Education Teacher Assistants in our preschool and early Elementary aged program. We are looking for staff who are fun loving, life-long learners, committed, and determined to help students achieve their best. Crossroads serves students following principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is an empirically based therapy that is used to analyze the relationship between a child and their environment to improve socially significant behavior. We stress positively reinforcing appropriate behaviors and replacing challenging behaviors with functional communication.

Our Mission: To prepare individuals with and without developmental disabilities for life success within their family and community.

Our Philosophy: Crossroads Center for Children utilizes interventions from the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA), a branch of psychology and education with a foundation based on scientific analysis of human behavior and learning.

Our Vision: Every student we serve will achieve a full and productive life.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Helping children work on individual goals such as academic, social, self-help and play skills.
• Collect ABA focused data to promote skill acquisition and behavior change.
• Providing therapy in various models (individual or group).
• Redirecting and correcting aberrant behavior.

Licenses & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience in childcare (preferred)
• Working with children with Autism (preferred)
• New York State Certification as a Teacher Assistant is required within the first 6 months of employment (HR will show you how to obtain this certification)

Pay: $15.75 - $16.75 per hour

Positions start as soon as you are ready.

Join us at Crossroads Center for Children, where your career will be as rewarding as it is fun!

Doing What Works. Seizing Every Opportunity. Working Together.

For more information on who we are, what we do, and other career opportunities please visit:

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to out the Director of Staff Development, Jared High at [email protected]

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $15.75 - $16.75 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 15 per week

Work Location: In person