Position Title

Primary Project Child Associate

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Salary/Pay Scale

$18.05 per hour

Job Description

Recruiting for the 2025-2026 school year.  20 hours per week, follows the school calendar once assignment begins in October.

Duties:

Child associates work under the general supervision of the primary project coordinator. Specific supervision of the Child Associate is provided by the mental health team. Child Associates provide expressive play sessions with children. These sessions are designed to establish a positive meaningful relationship to help reduce social adjustment issues. Child Associates do not provide counseling and are not expected to use sessions to directly deal with specific areas rather, they use the relationship to support children to express themselves through play.

Child Associates are expected to perform the following duties:

• Part time position works 20 hours per week (Note: hours per week may vary depending on how hours are applied especially if using a cycle schedule).
• Part time position runs from October through early June.
• Maintain a minimum caseload of 12 students for every 15 hours of employment.
• Participate in scheduled supervision sessions with the counseling team.
• Participate in scheduled screening meetings with teachers. For the part time position this requires days prior to their official start date each year.
• Assist in implementing screening measures and assessments related to the program.
• Assist in managing the COMET data system.
• Establish rapport and warm meaningful relationships with referred children.
• Use communication skills, creative play materials, and games with individual children.
• Talk with children and establish an atmosphere to encourage their expression of feelings and ideas.
• Deal effectively in responding to those feelings and ideas.
• Use active listening and other skills to listen rather than question a child.
• Provide feedback from sessions to the project coordinator.
• Communicate with teachers to schedule students at a non-academic time.
• Walk students back and forth to the classroom.

   

Civil Service Title

School Aide

Job Qualifications

Applicants should exude warmth, enjoy working with children, be reliable, be adaptable, and have the ability to empathize with others. Applicants need to feel comfortable engaging in child led play using a variety of mediums including traditional toys, sand, water, play dough, and paints. Applicants must feel comfortable playing with children at their level including sitting and playing on floor in the playroom. Associates may, but do not need to be, a high school or college graduate. A training period prepares the child associate for their duties within the school.

Application Procedure

Application Procedure

Join the Brighton Central School District!

Please visit our website (www.bcsd.org) and apply for this position by using the Job Opportunities tab under Quick Links on our homepage.

Why Brighton Central School District?

The Brighton Central School District in upstate New York is located in a family-oriented community offering excellent public services and recreation to residents of all ages. The town includes attractive residential properties, small businesses and professional office buildings with convenient access to the City of Rochester's cultural, educational and commercial opportunities. Brighton is a cosmopolitan community with people of diverse nationalities, religions and ethnic backgrounds.

The name Brighton Central Schools has become synonymous with quality education, and many of our district's residents choose to live here because of our outstanding educational system. Students, staff, parents and residents are proud of their schools and maintain an active interest and involvement long after their children have grown. This translates into strong, consistent support for budgets and capital projects.

The school district attracts a highly experienced, stable faculty who find the district a personally and professionally rewarding place to work. Parents play a special role in all schools as volunteers, as members of the PTSA, and as participants in school committees and decision-making.

Brighton's compact geography makes it ideal for our school organization, which includes four district-wide schools in which all students in each grade attend the same building. All the district's buildings have been renovated or expanded to more adequately meet the needs of an educational program in the 21st century.

Valuing Differences, Strengthening Community

Brighton Central School District seeks candidates for faculty and staff positions who are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where all students, faculty and staff can thrive. We value a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and skills, recognizing that they enrich our school community and enhance learning for everyone. A broad understanding of and appreciation for different backgrounds and viewpoints is essential to our mission. 

The Brighton Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, religious practice, national origin, ethnic group, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation (the term “sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or asexuality), political affiliation, age, marital status, military status, veteran status, disability, domestic violence victim status, arrest or conviction record, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by New York state and/or federal non-discrimination laws in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. In addition, students are also afforded protection based on weight.

About Rochester

This metropolitan region is known for its vast selection of family-oriented activities and attractions. The third largest city in New York State, the greater Rochester region is inhabited by a little more than one million people. Conveniently located, Rochester is a six hour drive from New York City, 3 1/2 hours from Toronto and 90 minutes from Niagara Falls. From listening to great jazz on the streets to children being entertained at the second largest children’s museum in the U.S., Rochester is filled with museums, attractions, music, theater, festivals, sports, special events and more. Former home to pioneers and independent thinkers like Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, Rochester has worked hard to preserve and honor its history. Ultimately, Rochester's biggest asset is its people – Rochester is a welcoming and friendly place.

Job Category

Part-Time

Job Location

Council Rock Primary School

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