Teaching Assistant for Crisis Intervention

Dutchess County BOCES · Pakistan

Position

Teaching Assistant for Crisis Intervention

Location: Resilience Academy

Position Overview

The Teaching Assistant (TA) for Crisis Intervention provides instructional and experiential support focused on trauma, mental health emergencies, and de‑escalation.

Terms of Employment

• Full‑time, 10‑month, tenure‑track assignment
• Competitive salary; negotiable based on qualifications and experience
• Full complement of health benefits

Qualifications

• A minimum Bachelor’s Degree in an educationally related field
• Completion of Crisis Intervention training as a Crisis Intervention Worker
• Completion of Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention training through the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) as a Crisis Intervention Trainer is desirable
• Minimum of three years of experience working directly with students in an educational setting or equivalent
• Skills, knowledge, attitude, and confidence to effectively work with students in crisis— to be in control in a crisis situation, to help students learn and grow from the experience, and to respond to both feelings as well as outward behavior of a student in crisis

Responsibilities

• Work with individual students on special instructional projects including, but not limited to, life space interviews and anger replacement strategies; perform related teaching assistant work as required
• Provide the teacher with information about students to assist in the development of appropriate learning experiences
• Assist in instructional programs and behavior management by managing disruptive, assaultive, and out‑of‑control student behavior using therapeutic physical intervention strategies as needed
• Perform related teaching assistant work as required

Salary

$46,958 – $54,905 in accordance with the BOCES Faculty Agreement Contract, experience, and education.