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Lancaster Central School District
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Lancaster Central School District
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specialfriends
Lancaster Central School District
(Para-Professional)
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must submit the following
items prior to the interview:
| 1) A completed application including (3) references 2) A resume 3) A letter of intent explaining why you are interested in becoming a Child |
| Associate. Child Associates are selected based on completion of the above stated items along with an evaluation of your interpersonal skills and desire to work with children. Applicants are also subject to a thorough screening process including reference and police background checks. *Take part in the program for the entire academic year *Partake in an interview with Program Coordinator *Complete Participation in Child Associate Training held in the fall *Attendance at monthly in-service instructional workshops *Participation in Special Friends Goals and Progress Conferences *Maintain a weekly journal documenting your interactions with the students *Maintain regular correspondence with Coordinator and Site Supervisors Your role as a Child Associate *Child Associates are typically assigned to work in one elementary school and will be assigned to work individually with 5-7 students, meeting for one-half hour on a weekly basis from October through early May. |
| 1) To develop a positive, nurturing, relationship with referred children to reduce their dysfunctional behavior in the classroom and elsewhere, and to improve their behavior, educational performance and social relationships. 2) Uses conversation, creative play materials, games, academic coaching and other approaches referred to during training and in your manual to achieve prescribed goals with individual children. 3) Converses with children and establishes an atmosphere to encourage their |
| expression of feelings and ideas. Deals effectively and constructively with such feelings and ideas. |
| 4) Helps to build confidence and self-esteem in children through one-to-one and/or group interactions. |
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SPECIAL FRIENDS PROGRAM
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CHILD ASSOCIATE
(Para-Professional)
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Entry Requirements and Mandatory
components:
Applicants
must be 18 years of age or older and must submit the following
items
prior to the interview:
1)
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completed application including (3) references
2)
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resume
3)
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> A
letter of intent explaining why you are interested in becoming a Child
Associate.
Child Associates are selected
based on completion of the above stated items
along
with an evaluation of your interpersonal skills and desire to work with
children.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Applicants are also subject to a thorough
screening process including
reference
and police background checks.
*Take part in the program for the
entire academic year
*Partake in an interview with
Program Coordinator
*Complete Participation in Child
Associate Training held in the fall
*Attendance at monthly in-service
instructional workshops
*Participation in Special Friends
Goals and Progress Conferences
*Maintain a weekly journal
documenting your interactions with the students
*Maintain regular correspondence
with Coordinator and Site Supervisors
Your role as a Child Associate
*Child Associates are typically
assigned to work in one elementary school
and will
be assigned to work individually with 5-7 students, meeting for one-half hour
on a
weekly basis from October through early May.
1)
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> To
develop a positive, nurturing, relationship with referred children to reduce
their dysfunctional behavior in the classroom and elsewhere, and to improve
their behavior,
educational
performance and social relationships.
2)
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> Uses
conversation, creative play materials, games, academic coaching and other
approaches
referred to during training and in your manual to achieve prescribed
goals
with individual children.
3)
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> Converses
with children and establishes an atmosphere to encourage their
class=GramE>expression of feelings and ideas.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Deals effectively and constructively with
such
class=GramE>feelings and ideas.
4)
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> Helps
to build confidence and self-esteem in children through one-to-one
and/or
group interactions.
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