teacher's aide

special education teacher

preschool teacher

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Variety Child Learning Center

At Variety Child Learning Center, I provided special education itinerant teacher services to various age levels including early intervention, preschool and school students.  I traveled to schools and homes to provide teaching of basic skills and behavior management to students with various disabilities includng: autism, learning disabilities and emotional disorders.  I provided my own learning materials as well using materials available at the various locations.  At the end of every session, which varied from a half hour to 2 hours, I would write a summary note to later submit to Variety Child Learning Center.
      At Variety Child Learning Center, I learned to be collaborative with parents, service coordinators and other providers including speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy as well as other special educational itinerant teachers to provide comprehensive and high quality service to my assigned students.  Variety Child Learning Center provided much autonomy to its teachers and other providers, but was also available for questions and guidance.  The most difficult part of the job was cancellations or services and scheduling make up times.  The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the improvement in the skills, communication and quality of life for the students I served.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everyone is really friendly and it is not a very strict work environment. Staff all collaborate together and get along/become friends. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not Truly salaried. Paycheck was different every 2 weeks with difficult to understand reasoning why. Not all rooms are air conditioned especially the gym so summer time is more difficult to enjoy. Older teachers need retraining on how to deal with physically aggressive occurances. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, non-judgmental. Very supportive in helping staff achieve their goals and gain experience teaching. A lot of staff bonding and small scale incentives for working there. Really feels like a team working together to help the school run.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
responsibility taking care of children with special needs. Some Feeding and bathrooming assistance. Helping with class work and actively participating in all activities throughout the day (gym, music, art, class work time and special activities) Prepping crafts and educational materials for the classroom teacher. Occasional light cleaning to maintain neat classroom appearances.

loved working at Variety. It was definitely a challenge at first managing some of the difficult behaviors from the kids, but I worked with an amazing teacher/teacher assistants, and the principal and BCBAs were always so helpful and encouraging. Over time, the work became really fulfilling — seeing the kids grow and make progress made it all worth it. Like any job, there were a few people that were tough to work with, but overall, I truly enjoyed the environment. Eventually, they gave me a pay increase, which made me feel valued and appreciated for my work. I miss this school so much, and the work they do is just incredible!

Love,
Monica Lasso


I had a wonderful experience at VCLC. The principal is a wonderful, supportive person who makes you want to work hard for the school. The teachers were great as well and I had the pleasure of working with a phenomenal teacher and assistants. Being able to help kids meet their goals was so rewarding and I wish I could have stayed! 

Unfortunately, the pay was not enough as I lived far, but if I was ever offered a higher salary to come back I would accept it in a heartbeat.

The Sunday Respite program offered by Variety Child Learning Center of Syosset is an amazing place to work. The director and assistant directors are extremely intelligent, welcoming and respectful. They are also supportive and helpful in making employees feel confident in their ability to complete their job. This program is a huge success and I love going to work.

There are a (very) few truly caring and considerate people here. Though, there are some. A lot of the staff are very rude and disrespectful and their attitudes are not conducive with one that seeks to enhance learning skills. There is more focus on gossip and putting other staff members down then there is on helping the children. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Staff is very friendly and supportive.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Staff anf policies  are always changing.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture of the school isvery good,

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The days are very busy, fast pace..

I enjoyed working at the front desk and interacting with students and parents throughout each day. Overtime, you develop a relationship with them and it can be very rewarding. There wasn’t always positive support from management although a few key individuals made it an enjoyable atmosphere. The benefits are very good and if you don’t mind stress, it can be a good place to work.

The upper management here is very unprofessional. Difficult to get a meeting with the principle and concerns are not taken seriously due to favoritism. The staff members talk about one another throughout the entire school. Some of the head teachers talk about their TAs to other TAs in the classroom which results in lack of respect among professionals.

I most enjoy my job due to the wonderful people employed here.  I work at a school for Autistic and developmentally disabled children ages birth through 5. All employees care more about the well being of these children than I have ever experienced in a job.  The hardest part of my job is the dense amount of paperwork involved.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teacher's aide 18 salaries reported	$18.69 per hour
Special education teacher 3 salaries reported	$56,667 per year
Preschool teacher 27 salaries reported	$18.98 per hour
Direct support professional 24 salaries reported	$19.08 per hour
Speech language pathologist 2 salaries reported	$66,000 per year

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