GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Lutheran Safe Haven Shelter and Transitional Foster Care Program is a 24-hour program that serves unaccompanied children (UCs) in immigration custody who are awaiting release to their sponsors. The Teaching Assistant is responsible for supporting the Teacher in providing a basic education curriculum to young persons in the shelter program, including beginning English.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Ensure proper supervision of students during school hours, ensuring teacher-student ratio is met.

· Assist classroom teacher in his/her preparation, implementation, evaluation and recording of daily lesson plans as directed by the teacher.

· Assess students for signs of emotional difficulties, abuse, or neglect and report these to the teacher, assigned Clinician and/or Case Manager.

· Actively support the teacher in addressing student behavioral needs, intervening in classroom behavior as needed.

· Monitor and record progress of each student in program database.

· Assist with clerical tasks such as student homework collection and correction, progress reports, monthly data, and incident reporting.

· Facilitate classroom instruction, covering for the teacher in providing lessons as assigned.

· Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

· High School Diploma or equivalent with 3 years of TA experience or a

· Bachelor’s degree in Education or another behavioral science

EXPERIENCE:

· Minimum of 1 year experience in a foster care agency or a related human services agency

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

· Bilingual in English and Spanish

· Ability to work independently and cooperatively with classroom teacher and other staff

· Ability to supervise students in a school setting, including students with behavioral challenges

· Ability to implement the instructional program as presented by the classroom teacher

· Strong interest in working with immigrant youth

· Willingness to be involved in a program of professional development

· Ability to be an active and involved partner in the classroom process