Catholic Charities of Baltimore·Baltimore County, Maryland
The Residential Teaching Assistant supports children with emotional and behavioral challenges by assisting in classroom instruction and supervising residential activities. They also provide crisis intervention, maintain communication with the care team, and ensure the safety of students throughout the school and residence.
$20.50 per hour
Our dedicated classroom staff, support teams, and clinicians offer a host of services in a team environment where we strive to meet each child’s unique needs. Together with parents, we help our children become better learners, understand their feelings, and change their behaviors.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Villa Maria School is currently seeking a Teaching Assistant-Residential assists in the care and education of severely emotionally disabled children within the Residential Treatment facility and within the Villa Maria School system.
Within the residence, assists in supervising and helping children with before school tasks (including wakeup, dressing, personal hygiene, and breakfast, as well as all residential activities (meals, games, trips, etc.) on school holidays.
Within the school, the Residential Teaching Assistant (RTA) assists in supervising children, supporting the teacher in classroom activities, and providing individual and small-group instruction as directed.
The RTA escorts children within and between the residence and Villa Maria School.
The work schedule is Mon-Fri 7am-3:00pm.
Villa Maria School is a 12 month program that provides educational and clinical services for children with significant emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges. We offer multiple programs serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade in small classrooms (up to nine students) who are experiencing emotional, behavioral and learning challenges such that their local school system refers them to VMS for placement.
Job duties & responsibilities
Assists teachers in the classroom by helping with the implementation of class lesson plans and providing individual or small-group instruction as directed to ensure that curriculum and IEP goals are met.
Serves as substitute for absent teachers as assigned.
Serves as a positive role model for children while engaging them in and supervising them during a variety of activities.
Escorts children within and between buildings and to and from various appointments to always ensure adequate supervision of children. Includes driving children for appointments, field trips, etc.
Provides crisis intervention including recognizing and deescalating problem and provide resolution,
Contacts teachers, parents, therapists, and counselors to effectively communicate information regarding children's progress.
Supports classroom and /or a specific child as 1:1 coverage.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requires effective childcare skills including nurturing, patience, consistency, and ability to apply effective discipline and behavior management techniques. Requires the capacity to relate to severely emotionally disabled children in a sensitive, understanding, and insightful manner.
Requires ability to assess problem situations and apply the most effective yet least restrictive intervention within established therapeutic goals.
Requires the ability to acquire and maintain TCI certification in order to demonstrated continued compliance with the established TCI competencies.
Requires the ability to utilize computer systems and software necessary to perform position functions.
Requires the ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Join Catholic Charities of Baltimore where you will be an important member of a trauma-informed care organization that promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, healing, and self-care, and that believes that every person has infinite worth and promise.
Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer
Market context
In Maryland, teaching assistant roles are often driven by school staffing needs and support for students with disabilities, so openings can appear throughout the year. Competition can be tighter for candidates who already meet the education threshold and can show strong verbal and interpersonal skills; this role also includes benefits such as health, dental, vision, life insurance, and paid time off. Before applying, confirm your diploma or GED plus associate degree or 48 college credits, and note that the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting to save research time.
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