Teaching Assistant

Come start a career as a Teaching Assistant with a world renowned organization that provides quality educational and residential services to multiply impaired students who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind, in order for them to reach their maximum potential.
  We are currently looking for day and residential care staff on a full or part-time basis, to assist with direct care and teach academic and adaptive daily living skills for students between the ages of 5-22.



Schedules: for full time 
• 6:30am- 2pm
• 7:00am-3:00pm
• 2:00pm-10:00pm
• 3:00pm-11:00pm
and typically include weekend shifts.

Schedules: for part time:

• 7:00am-3pm Sat. 

• 7:00am-3pm Sun. 

• 2pm-10pm Mon.

Total 24 hours


  Benefits include room and board in exchange for asleep overnight duty, health and dental coverage, tuition reimbursement, sick and personal days, school recess breaks, and retirement benefits.
We offer a wonderful work environment, on a 38 acre campus, located near Boston and Cambridge. Care staff work with other educators and clinical professionals and develop interests in the fields of vision, deafblindness, mobility and orientation, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology.
  Minimum Requirements: High School diploma. Must be able to lift up to 70 lbs. Must be willing to complete on-site First Aid/CPR certification and CPPI training.

Preference may be given to applicants who have prior experience working with children who are multiply impaired, blind, visually impaired or deafblind.
  Please apply by sending a cover letter along with your resume to: Recruiter@Perkins.org or by downloading an employment application off our website at www.Perkins.org You may also find more information on other services and employment opportunities on our website.
  If you have any further questions you may contact us at 617-972-7269.

• Location: Watertown

• This is at a non-profit organization.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer.