One to One/Therapeutic Behavior Aide

About the role

Sheppard Pratt School in Lanham is a nonpublic special education day school serving students ages 5 to 21. Its tailored programs support students with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, and other health impairments.

Join a collaborative learning environment focused on students’ cognitive, social, and emotional growth. This role offers experience in special education and may support goals such as becoming a special education teacher, registered behavior technician (RBT), or board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA).

Responsibilities

• Support the teacher as a paraprofessional educator and/or work with an assigned student as a 1:1 dedicated aide.
• Support Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives by documenting student progress and providing additional instruction and structure.
• Provide educational and adaptive behavior support.
• Provide behavior intervention and treatment.
• Lead classroom activities when opportunities arise.

Benefits

• Professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for benefits-eligible positions.
• 403b retirement match.
• Generous paid time off for benefits-eligible positions.
• Complimentary Employee...

Key facts

• The school serves students ages 5 to 21.
• The role includes supporting a teacher and/or working with an assigned student as a 1:1 dedicated aide.
• Responsibilities include supporting IEP goals and documenting student progress.
• Benefits include professional development, tuition reimbursement, medical, dental and vision benefits, a 403b retirement match, and paid time off.