Full Time Teacher Assistant

Description

Position Overview: 

Children’s Home Society is a leading provider of services to vulnerable men, women, children, and families in South Dakota. As a full-time Teacher's Assistant, you will provide supervision of and instruction to children as part of a team approach in accordance with the organization’s Mission Statement and Core Values.

Benefits of Employment at CHS:

At Children’s Home Society, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive Compensation: Starting at $20.00/hour applicable education and experience. 
• Work Life Balance: Monday-Friday, approx. 7:00am-3:00pm
• Comprehensive Benefits: Equal up to 30% of your salary. Two health insurance options (Traditional Plan & High Deductible Health Plan with HSA), vision, dental, employer-paid Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term & Long-Term Disability, and additional voluntary life and critical illness plans.
• Financial/Education Assistance: Up to $200 per month in tuition reimbursement or student loan repayment for qualifying employees.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Includes a generous PTO package, 10 paid holidays, and 8 hours "Day of Service" for volunteering in the community.
• Retirement Plans: Once entry into the plan, employees receive a 3% employer contribution each pay period and up to an additional 5% annual contribution. Employees are 100% vested after 4 years of credited service.
• Referral Bonuses: Earn up to $1,000 for referring new employees.

Your Key Responsibilities: 

• Treatment Planning: Assist in performing treatment plan and individual education plan methods specific to each child.
• Teaching: Assist in conducting classroom activities and lesson planning, providing instruction, review, and practice of skills taught by the Classroom Teacher with individual and small groups of students. Prepare instructional materials as directed by the Classroom Teacher. Maintain classroom and/or student records and documentation and contributes data for progress notes and individual treatment plans. Assume Classroom Teacher’s duties in his/her absence
• Child Supervision: Nurture children through one-on-one communication and care and maintain vigilant supervision. Reinforce instructional/behavioral objectives as needed in order to maintain an effective classroom learning environment.
• Safety: Maintain the confidentiality of students and their families. Follow Agency and School Policies and Procedures.

What We're Looking For: 

• Kindness: showing kindness to students, colleagues, and all others around you.
• Building: bridging gaps and building relationships within the classroom and throughout the school and its community.
• Empathy: being able to put yourself in someone’s shoes to see things from a variety of perspectives.
• Compassion: modeling compassion to the students with your actions resulting in students being more open to understanding the world around them.
• Positivity: staying positive when it’s tough and always looking on the bright side to make things better.
• Inspiration: uncovering hidden treasures, possibilities, and magic right before everyone’s eyes.

Requirements

Experience/Education/Skills: Minimum of a high school diploma required. Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and software utilized by office.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: Must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Must successfully complete all required background/pre-employment checks. EEO/AA.

Salary : $20