REQUIRED CRITERIA:

• High School Diploma or equivalent; 60 or more college credits
• Experience working with children
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in mathematics, and ability to communicate fluently in English, vergbally and in writing
• Ability to work successfully with students with various disabilities
• Ability to demonstrate basic tech skills on computers, tablets, and laptops
• Ability to physically perform job duties, such as lifting student(s), toileting, removal of a student(s), blocking inappropriate behaviors, implementing crisis intervention techniques, following student(s) to all activities, and participating with student(s) in those activities
• Ability to lift or move over 40 pounds
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of student information
• Willingness to fulfill the specific performance responsibilities of the position as they relate to individual student needs
• Evidence of good moral character as determined by reference checks, fingerprinting review and observation
• Ability to define problems, analyze data, in collaboration with the classroom teacher and the behavior specialists
• Willing to be trained in CPR and Crisis Prevention

PREFERRED CRITERIA:

• 2 years experience working with disabled children in a school setting
• Bi-Lingual
• Training in student behaviors, instructional techniques and data collection

Washington Township School District (Sewell) is a regular school district located in Gloucester County with 11 schools, 653 teachers and 7,150 students. Total Revenue is $185,236,000 and is trending up. Washington Township School District (Sewell) spends $24,505 per student per year on instruction.