Instructional Assistant ('26-'27 School Year)

**BENEFITS AND SALARY:** This position offers an **hourly wage of $18.50**. At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets. Our offerings include: - Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option - Wellness program including free preventative care - Generous paid time off, including summers and school holidays - 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care, plus comprehensive fertility and IVF support - 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program - 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match - Pet insurance - Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability - Employee Assistance Program - Support for continuing education and credential renewal - Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness - Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care **QUALIFICATIONS:** - Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in a related field (Psychology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Special Education, etc.) or related experience. - Experience working with children with autism preferred. - Passion for helping others and making an impact in the lives of students with autism - Basic knowledge of child and adolescent development, human sexuality, family dysfunction, psychology, sociology, behavior theory, and autism. - Ability to organize, prioritize, problem solve, and manage work assignments in an efficient manner and within established time frames - Ability to handle stressful situations by maintaining emotional control as well as remaining calm and professional while working with students who may become verbally and physically aggressive - Ability to work with diverse groups of people possessing various strengths and aptitudes. Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. - Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, supervisors, and families. Practical and creative problem solving skills. **AGENCY SUMMARY:** When you come to work at Monarch Center for Autism, you become an integral part of our dedicated and hardworking team of professionals that include Intervention Specialists, Associate Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Behavior Specialists, Art Therapists, Music Therapist, Recreational Therapist, and Horticulture Therapist. Classroom teams are intentionally small, so students can receive one-on-one and small group instruction, within the confines of Monarch’s visual language immersion teaching Model. The Model combines concept-driven language instruction with visual supports, technology and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Check out [“Bellefaire JCB: Join Our Team”](https://vimeo.com/894121531)on Vimeo! **POSITION SUMMARY:** We are hiring an Instructional Assistant to be part of an interdisciplinary team of professionals who are expected to provide the highest caliber of instruction in individual and/or small class settings. The Instructional Assistant is a dynamic position with daily responsibilities that range from educational aide in the classroom to other elected responsibilities. With guidance from the interdisciplinary team, the Instructional Assistant teaches, motivates, and supports students as they develop skills needed for greater independence. In addition to teaching students' academics, in this role, you may assist Speech and Language Pathologists in providing group speech therapy lessons as well as instruct students in operation and use of communication equipment (i.e., speech generating device) required for their individual communication needs or provide job coaching in the community (for certain classrooms). This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact on the li…