Description
As an Educational Assistant with RBT at The Menta Education Group, you will be responsible for working with classroom instructors and staff to offer targeted teaching and support to students in the classroom, as well as general support for all students in the school.
Location: Menta Academy Eunice, 1710 Ave J, Eunice, NM 88231
Staff Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mon-Fri, following a 10 Month School Calendar
Benefits & Paid Benefit Time Off
Requirement: Registered Behavior Technician License/Certification Primary Focus: Manage Classroom and/or Refocus Room behaviors
Responsibilities
- Provide academic support within the classroom
- Manage classroom and/or Refocus Room behaviors
- Report behavioral concerns of students to appropriate staff
- Implement and maintain behavioral program policies and data
- Maintain classroom order and safety (Security)
- Provide general supervision of students inside the school setting
- Assist in the prevention and management of incidents of non-compliance and/or escalation in behavior
- Maintain alertness for problems likely to disrupt the educational process or to be a safety concern and correct and report these conditions
- Respond to emergency situations
- Provide interventions to students to assist in managing behaviors
- Think quickly, independently, and tactfully
Qualifications
- Registered Behavior Technician Certification
- Substitute Teacher Certification or Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required
- Background in education and/or behavioral health preferred
- Ability to operate tactfully under stress
- Flexibility to change in routines
- At least 23 years of age
- Able to work with high-risk special needs students
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
Additional Information
Menta Academy Eunice is committed to the student with exceptional needs, their families, and our community. Our thoroughgoing pledge and fundamental purpose is to provide a learning environment for our special needs students in Eunice, which will enable the optimal development of each child.
Menta Academy Eunice is partnering with local districts to provide an educational model using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. This provides flexible methods, materials, and assessments to assist teachers in differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all of the students we serve.
Students Served: PK-21