Behavioral Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of children and families?

Elk Hill's private day schools prioritize individual student needs to enhance social and emotional well-being, enabling students to engage effectively with the academic curriculum. At Elk Hill, we believe every child is unique and deserves a secure, caring, and a safe environment to grow and mature. We provide intensive services tailored to students' social, emotional, and academic needs, utilizing specific strategies and tools to foster a sense of well-being. This approach ensures students are ready for blended learning opportunities, including computer-based, small group, and large group settings.

Elk Hill was honored as a 2025 Top Workplace USA and 2025 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace. These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization.

If you want to work for a Top Workplace USA and a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you!

We are an organization that:

• Is honored as a 2025 Top Workplace USA and 2025 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace
• Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
• Has talented, hardworking employees
• Advocates for mental health issues
• Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staff
• Provides a generous time-off and holiday package
• Offers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staff
• Provides tuition assistance
• Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.

Primary Functions as a Behavioral Aide:

To create and maintain an environment that enables adolescents to make positive changes in attitude, values, and behavior through a day program treatment modality; to coordinate and administer the in-school suspension and re-entry programs.

Responsibilities of a Behavioral Aide:

• Supervise students during in-house suspension and those who re-enter Day School program after suspension
• Work with the Head of School to coordinate consequences for students
• Monitor hallway activity
• Assist in problem solving/conflict resolutions with students
• Serve as contact person for consultation, educational, and disciplinary actions for students with teachers and counselors
• Provide assistance in classrooms when extra coverage is necessary
• Maintain a high standard of childcare during coverage, including documentation
• Provide a positive model at all times
• Build positive, caring relationships with the youth
• Advocate the rights of the youth
• Conduct documented individual treatment sessions
• Conduct family counseling sessions, both individual and group
• Work closely with referring agencies and parents, keeping them informed both verbally and in progress reports
• Model high professional standards in interactions with students, families, agency workers, and staff members
• Work towards annual goals for personal and professional development
• Assist in pre-placement interviews when needed
• Facilitate group recreational activities
• Work cooperatively with staff to improve the quality of the total program
• Work to promote an atmosphere of openness, honesty, and understanding among students, staff, and other persons associated with Elk Hill
• Demonstrate a high level of competence, motivation, and commitment as a staff member
• Develop and implement service plans for students
• Perform other duties as designated by the Head of School or his/her design.
• Ability to assume responsibility and function with minimal supervision
• Ability to facilitate a harmonious working relationship with staff
• Ability to evaluate student progress, maintain records, and make reports
• Knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity and the impact of various socioeconomic characteristics on our youth

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required with three years’ experience working with ED/LD youth; Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
• Experience teaching Special Education preferred
• Crisis intervention training and experience
• Good physical health
• Ability to work effectively with other staff
• Ability to implement educational plans meeting the individualized needs of students
• Valid driver’s license
• Sense of humor

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of what we do at Elk Hill, and we enforce respectful communication and cooperation between all. Elk Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Note: Elk Hill reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or combine positions at any time.