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Job Description
Job Id:
1055
# of Openings:
1
Pay Range: $22.00 - $23.08 per hour
Teen REACH Teaching Assistant
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
Kenneth Young Center offers a robust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:
- 403(b) plan with organizational matching
- Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS)
- Dental (BCBS), and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
- Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee
- Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
- Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS)
- Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
- Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
- Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balance, KYC also offers a generous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
- 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
- 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually
Job Scope: Teaching Assistants will provide a balance of academic and enrichment activities to help 6th to 8th grade students develop and strengthen academic, physical, and social skills. Activities will be conducted in accordance with the conditions and terms set forth by the Illinois Department of Human Services’ (IDHS) Program and will take place in CCSD59 middle schools during the school year (September - May), and another location (TBD) during school breaks including holidays, and occasional Saturdays.
Program Responsibilities:
- Safety & Wellbeing: Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of youth at all times.
- Daily Activity Plans: Implement lesson plans and maintain daily classroom schedules
- Support Student’s Growth/ Development: Support each youth’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth/development through lessons plans and interactions
- Using a variety of instructional and assessment strategies to meet individual youth needs
- Tutoring/Homework Assistance: Assisting youth with assignments or difficult concepts
- Maintaining weekly communication with parents, staff, and faculty regarding the progress of students.
- Transport participants when needed in a KYC owned or rented vehicle.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Tracking attendance of the students and other clerical duties in connection with lesson plans and programming.
- Provide nutritional snacks in accordance with relevant local and state health standards for food preparation and handling and meet the standards of the National Afterschool Association
Minimum Position Requirements
- 18 years and older
- Spanish- or Polish-speaking preferred
- Familiarity with typical electronic office equipment including networked printers and file storage equipment.
Schedule
- The position will be Part-Time hourly position, up to a maximum of 15 hours.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Pay Range: $22.00 - $23.08 per hour
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