Juvenile Teaching Assistant Apply
Job id: 745132
Department: DOC
Position: Teaching Assistant
Location: 1118 South State Road 25, Logansport, IN 46947
Duration: 12+ Months
Shift 1: 7:15 am -3:15 pm
- This is an onsite position working 37.5 hours per week. 7:15am -3:15pm Monday-Friday. 30 min unpaid lunch.
- Onsite training may take up to 3 weeks once they start.
- The incumbent serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Education Department in a juvenile correctional facility.
- The incumbent supervises students in the classroom in the absence of the classroom teacher with the following responsibilities:
- Attendance Taking, Behaviour Monitoring, Assignment Monitoring, and Daily Record Monitoring.
- Furthermore, the Teaching Assistant provides students with guidance in completing assignments left by the classroom teacher and to support classroom instruction as needed.
- The incumbent is responsible for effectively managing the classroom. The incumbent participates in faculty and professional meetings.
- The Teaching Assistant reports directly to the School Principal and performs duties with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities/Duties To Be Performed With Or Without Reasonable Accommodation:
Essential Duties May Include:
- Following policy in critical incidents preventing injury, escape, or property damage.
Maintains confidentiality. - Incumbent supervises the daily work of students and evaluates the achievement of individual student knowledge.
- Operates all job-related equipment.
- Collaborates with other departments in order to enhance the learning environment of students.
- Providing written reports to/participating in multidisciplinary treatment teams.
- Attending and successfully completing all required training and certifications.
- Developing and reviewing clear, accurate, and concise reports that are in compliance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Promoting good working relationships with students, staff, contractual personnel, interns and volunteers, and applicable community public or private agencies.
- Maintaining a positive image to the public in all related responsibilities.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Required skills:
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and written
- Ability to implement daily and weekly teacher lesson plans designed to enforce full course objectives in the absence of an educator.
- Ability to create and provide a positive learning environment conducive to and supportive of individual growth and development of students.
- Substitute teaching permit
- Experience working with students in an educational setting.