OCC Teacher – Community Companions, (1176)

Description

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, your knowledge and service in areas such as immigrants and refugees, mental health, social work, employment and adult education, legal and financial services, health care, food assistance, shelter and housing, developmental disabilities and prison outreach can make a profound difference in the lives of many. Through more than 50 programs across the district and five surrounding counties, Catholic Charities is opening doors to help and hope. At CCADW, we continue to build an inclusive culture that celebrates a diverse workforce. We offer so much more than just a job. We offer careers. We take pride in our “promote from within” culture. We offer professional development, a comprehensive benefits package, a hybrid work model with both remote and in-office work, and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing teams. Explore your career opportunity with Catholic Charities.

 Join us in Inspiring Hope and Building Futures.  

JOB SUMMARY: The OCC Teacher oversees the services to children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and/or autism in after-school, respite, and summer camp service programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adapts and modifies lesson plans from the school curriculum to support the students in progressing through the curriculum/lessons. 
• Collects data to document ongoing progress towards Core Curriculum and IFSP goals. 
• Meets regularly with the Director of Maryland Community Services concerning student goals, student needs, modification of assignments/lessons, etc. 
• Prepares, writes, and implements student academic goal plan utilizing curriculum-based checkpoints. 
• Maintains ongoing documentation concerning student participation, achievements, incidents, parental contacts, etc. 
• Responsible for supporting the staff within the after school, summer camp, and respite programs. 
• Responsible for overseeing the case management responsibilities for those participants within after school, summer camp, and respite programs.
• Supervises the Program Aids and Volunteers that work with the children. 
• Provides immediate feedback and correction of inappropriate interactions/interventions performed by other staff or volunteers. 
• Reports incidents immediately to the Program Manager. 
• Safely transports participants occasionally from the Program to community outings and back in an Agency vehicle as scheduled.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned. 

Requirements

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma, certificate of high school equivalency, or 
• Successful Completion of college courses for credit. 
• 6 semesters, 90 clock hours or equivalent of approved school-age coursework, and one of these areas of experience – 400 hours of experience working with school-age children in an approved setting or 1 year of college (30 semester hours), or a combination of experience and college that equals 1 year. 
• Or approved as a teacher or educational director for kindergarten or grades 1-8, 
• Or hold a teaching certificate from MSDE or any other state for kindergarten or grades 1-8, 
• Or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, elementary education, special education, or child development, 
• Or bachelor’s degree in any academic subject has 1800 hours of experience working with school-age children in an approved setting. 
• 100 hours of experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum and/or students with cognitive delays.

SKILLS and COMPETENCIES:

• Must possess a valid local, driver’s license and the ability to maintain a good driving record.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group settings, to the people we serve, other employees of the organization, families, and community members.

Benefits Package: 

• Robust Professional development and training opportunities 
• Medical, prescriptions, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Company-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short Term/ Long Term disability
• Group Life Insurance and AD&D
• Other Volunteer Insurance Benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid vacation, sick and personal leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program 
• Parenting leave 
• Pet’s Insurance 

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM