About DDI
Developmental Disabilities Institute, DDI, is one of the largest providers of care to children and adults with Autism, developmental disabilities and other special needs.
DDI has been a part of Long Island for over 50 years serving over 1,500 children and adults with Autism, other developmental disabilities and special needs.
DDI provides innovative and expansive services to our population through various educational settings, residential services, day habilitation programs and vocational services.
Teaching Assistants in the Children’s Day Program are creative, energetic, career-oriented teaching professionals who are motivated to educate individuals with developmental disabilities in an ungraded self-contained classroom.
Teaching Assistants are offered on-going trainings and support provided by board certified behavior analysts and other qualified professionals to enhance and maximize career growth.
Our school programs operate on a 12-month calendar.
This is a great opportunity to get valuable experience and knowledge working in a classroom and community setting following the principles of applied behavior analysis.
Salary Range: $22.25-$26.70/hour
Shift available: Mon-Fri 8:30am-2pm or 9:30am-3pm {Part Time}
What you'll do at DDI
Assist the teacher in directly implementing IEP’s.Collect student behavior and performance data as directed by the teacher.Assist in conducting basic instructional activities and in helping with the safety and supervision of students.Accept assignments in varying classes, in accordance with the need of the program to provide proper ratio in class groupings.Supervise the Substitute Teacher Assistant in the Teacher’s absence.Assist in student arrival from the busses and dismissal to the busses.Accompany assigned students if they leave the building for programmatic or emergency reasons.Be familiar and act in accordance with all policies contained in the Children’s Day Services Handbook for Staff.Participate in performance reviews/discussions.Other duties as assigned What you bring to DDI
High School Diploma requiredTeaching Assistant 27.5(DDITA) must complete requirements outlined by NYSED and apply for Teaching Assistant Level I certification within 6 months of employment and receive certification within 1 year.
This certification requires: Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, School Violence Prevention and Intervention, Dignity for All Students Act, NYSATAS Exam, Fingerprint Clearance, Application for TA certification and High School diploma What you must be able to do
Must demonstrate an interest in working with students with disabilities.Experience working with children and/or individuals with disabilities is preferable.Must attend and pass in-services and trainings.Must demonstrate good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.A minimum of 9 college credits with one year of hire is required.Must maintain active status of Level I or Level III certificate once attained.