Teaching Assistant

Job Duties

Description:

Nexus Family Healing - Austin Campus is hiring a Teaching Assistant to join our team at New Dominion School on the campus of Nexus Family Healing!

If you're looking for a position where you enjoy leading students to their highest potential, we would love the opportunity to bring you onboard!

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 50 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Location/Pay/Schedule:

• 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912 • Pay Range: $18 - 19/hr • Monday - Friday

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Multiple options for health insurance coverage • No-cost life insurance • No-cost Short/long-term disability insurance • 401k match • NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family • NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family • NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit • Tuition assistance and training opportunities • Advancement pathways and internal promotion opportunities • And much more!

Position Summary:

Provide support to education faculty in areas of student learning and provide support within both the educational and residential setting with student resident supervision and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Provide educational assistance to clients within a classroom setting • Provide client supervision and mentorship • Ensure student resident safety and collaborate with co-workers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, and safe • Maintain professional boundaries with student residents • Uphold privacy and confidentiality per Nexus policies • Attend staff meetings and training sessions as required by Nexus • Understand and support the Nexus philosophy and treatment modalities

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Minimum 21 years of age • High School Diploma or equivalent • Must be able to assist staff in physical and non-physical interventions with residents • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance • Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours) • Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a school • Must be able to pass a DHS background screening • Must successfully participate and complete a Handle with Care exam and training • Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges • Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values • Must be able to assist staff in physical and non-physical interventions with residents • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance • Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours) • Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a school

Nice to Have:

• Previous classroom support experience

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches • Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern • Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly • Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate • Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM!

When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own! Work Environment:

Apply Here:

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Minimum Education Required

Diploma or GED

Minimum Experience Required

See job description

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$18.00 - $19.00 / Hourly

Postal Code

55912

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

61650

Job Benefits

PTO, health insurance, 401k match