Special Needs Assistant
1. Child Development Programs: Building a relationship of trust; mutual respect and caring for children and parents/caregivers who attend CHANCES Family Centre programs, in particular the child with special needs that they are assigned and their family; Communicating and working with the professionals in the child’s life, such as speech pathologist, occupational therapist, etc. to support and work towards achieving the goals they have developed for the child; Implementing and documenting the progress of any individualized programs that the child with special needs has; Adapting daily activities to meet the specific developmental needs of the child with special needs; Generalizing the individual skills the child with special needs has gained to the regular daily routine and activities; Striving towards having the child with special needs totally independent in the early learning environment; Monitoring and observing the progress of the child with special needs to assist in moulding programs to meet their needs; Guiding and assisting children in the techniques of proper bathroom, eating, and dressing habits; Using redirection and guidance to assist children in understanding and verbally expressing their emotions as an alternative to physical aggression; Providing the children with opportunities for social interactions within the context of play-based learning; …