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SPECIAL FRIENDS PROGRAM

Lancaster Central School District

                                                                        

CHILD ASSOCIATE

(Para-Professional)



                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)        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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CHILD ASSOCIATE


(Para-Professional)


 


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components
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Applicants
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completed application including (3) references


2) style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      A
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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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