Full Time Teacher Assistant

Work for Good. Do you want a career with meaning and purpose? Children’s Home Society is one of South Dakota’s leaders in providing services to vulnerable children, women, and families.

As part of Children's Home Society, you will truly Work for Good every day—helping to change the world one day at a time, one child at a time, one woman, one family, one smile, hug, and heart at a time.

Children’s Home Society is currently seeking a full-time Teacher's Assistant to provide supervision of and instruction to children as part of a team approach in accordance with the organization’s Mission Statement and Core Values.

What You'll Do:

Your responsibilities as a full-time Teacher's Assistant would include:

• Assist in performing treatment plan and individual education plan methods specific to each child.
• 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
• 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.
• Maintain the confidentiality of students and their families.
• Follow Agency and School Policies and Procedures.
• Support of Agency Goals
• Perform other duties as assigned

What We’ll Love About You:

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

Schedule: Monday-Friday, approx. 7:00am-3:00pm

Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and education, with a benefits package equaling up to 30% of your wages, as well as yearly merit based raises.

• $20.00 an hour (room for growth & professional development)

Benefits:

• Health Benefits: Two health insurance options – Traditional Plan & High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (automatic employer contribution with enrollment in a HDHP). Vision. Dental.
• Additional Benefits: Employer paid Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term & Long-Term Disability. Additional Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, and Accident plans. Employee Assistance Program.
• Student Loan Payments or Tuition Reimbursement: Qualifying employees are eligible for up to $200 per month in Tuition Reimbursement or Student Loan Repayment.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO package. 10 paid holidays. 8 hours “Day of Service” for volunteering in the community
• Employee Referral Bonus: Current employees who refer an employee to work at CHS and earn up to $1,000
• Retirement:Qualifying employees receive a guaranteed employer contribution with 100% vesting

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.