Paraeducator, Weekdays, The Ridge School

Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health

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The Ridge School, Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire a Paraeducator who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

The Ridge School of Montgomery County is a special education day school for students in grades 6 through 12 with emotional disabilities, learning disabilities, and other behavioral health impairments. We provide educational, clinical, and behavioral services to students.

As a Paraeducator, you will:
• Under the supervision of the classroom teacher, provides individual instruction to the assigned student with the goal of increasing the student’s overall school performance
• Provides support to assigned student during class activities
• Supports assigned student in therapy sessions
• Facilitates student progress toward academic and social-emotional goals
• Observes and records data on the student’s behavior in collaboration with the therapeutic team
• Implements accommodations and supports established by the student’s IEP
• Implements therapeutic measures as directed by IEP goals
• Participates in the school's interdisciplinary team meetings, workshops, and other selected school staff meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned by the teacher when the designated student is absent

Qualifications Include:
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology or other related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of one year work experience with special needs students is required (i.e., camp counselor, student care work, college practicum experiences)
• Familiarity with student and/or adolescent development is required
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule:

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week
• Typical Daily Schedule: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM Monday through Friday 
• Shift Type: Day
• Holiday Requirements: Follow school holiday calendar

For more information on The Ridge School, visit  https://www.adventisthealthcare.com/locations/profile/ridge-school-montgomery-county/

Pay Range:

$20.53 - $30.63

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

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