Job Detail

Organization: Denali Family Services

Location: Anchorage, AK

Position: Teaching Assistant

Starting Salary: $13.00 or DOE

This job will expire on: 09/02/2010

Position Duties: The Teaching Assistant (TA) is an entry level position that provides developmentally appropriate therapeutic skill development to typically developing and severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children ages 1 -5 in individual and group settings.

This position is responsible for observing policies, procedures and safeguards to protect the privacy of health information in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy (Privacy Rule).

Essential Functions:

Provides direct care to children ages 1 -5 in a preschool setting.
Demonstrates an understanding of early childhood development.
Demonstrates complete familiarity with a client service plans and targeted goals.
Actively works towards developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with client's and their families.
Teaches and models developmentally appropriate skills.
Participates as a member of a classroom team to plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate activities.
Transports, via private or agency vehicle, client?s to/from home, school, the agency, and community settings as it is part of their treatment program
Participates in treatment team meeting to develop and review client?s goals.
Enters client notes into Harmony within 72 hours.
Follows mandatory reporting laws with all incidents of harm within 24 hours.
Ensures client confidentiality as prescribed by agency policy and federal law.
Actively seeks clinical and administrative direction.
Understands and complies with all agency policy and procedures, plans, program requirements and protocol

Measurement:

Implement the client's treatment plans through established goals. Adequate performance is determined by timely and quality client notes, billable time spent with client, and client performance.
Complete all agency training requirements.
Performance on essential functions as listed above.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists client's with other services as determined by the treatments team, e.g. vocational, recreational activities, etc.
Attends and participates in meetings, committees and trainings as assigned.
Reads and acts in a timely manner on items in paper and electronic mailboxes.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Maintains a positive, professional relationship in the community, e.g. schools, recreational centers, and other offsite activities.
Assists Case Managers with case management services as assigned.
Complies with all Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines of counting meals at time of service, fostering a safe and healthy eating environment, encouraging children to try new foods, and modeling good eating habits and courteous behaviors.

Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma with a least 1 year experience working with preschool age children.

Substitution: College level course work in human services, psychology, social work, early childhood education or a closely related field may substitute for the required experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equals 1 month of experience).

Ability to perform sedentary work as well as to be engaged in physical exercise with client's such as running, walking, hiking, etc.. Must be able to lift 40 lbs. Visual acuity necessary to utilize a computer monitor throughout the course of a normal workday. Ability to perform repetitive keyboarding activities and operate general office equipment. Ability to communicate verbally, both in person and over the telephone. Ability to wrap arms around and hold a person. Ability to twist and bend frequently. Must have visual and hearing acuity.

Ability to obtain CPR and First Aid certification, continual proof of a valid Alaska Driver's License, maintain current personal vehicle insurance and registration on personal vehicl(s)used for company business, maintain a violation free driving record for the past 1 year, and maintain satisfactory criminal background record.

Notes: Application and resume are required. Please visit www.denalifs.org to download an application or stop by office at 4600 Debarr Rd, 130 Anchorage, AK 99508

Contact Information

Name: Tobechi Chukwu

Phone Number: 222-2374

Fax Number: 222-2393

E-mail: tchukwu@denalifs.org

Address: 4600 Debarr Rd, Suite 130

Address 2:

City: Anchorage

State: AK

Zip Code: 99508

Website: http://www.denalifs.org