Proctor and Classroom Monitor, State Teacher Aide - Platte Valley Youth Services Center

State of Colorado•Greeley, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Division of Youth Services (DYS), which provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services for youth committed to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. DYS operates 15 secure facilities serving youth aged 10-21 and also contracts with private providers. The Division is responsible for managing and overseeing programs for youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system and administers juvenile parole services. The mission of DYS is to protect, restore, and improve public safety by supervising juvenile offenders, promoting accountability, and building skills for responsible citizenship. This specific work unit provides academic, vocational, and education-related services to youth in institutional facilities, offers consultation to community programs, and collaborates with other agencies on education services, transitions, and other support. The overall function of this work unit is to provide academic, vocational, and other education-related services to youth in institutional facilities, to provide professional consultation to community programs which serve DYS youth, and to establish and maintain collaboration with other state and community agencies that provide or monitor education services to include transitions and other services.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment.
Must be 21 years old or older.
Full background check and reference check required.
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License.
Must possess a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) if using a state or local academic assessment to meet minimum requirements.
Must provide documentation to be given credit for qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Relevant years of State service experience
Experience working with youth

Responsibilities

Use lesson plans, computer programs, and other sources to assist in the classroom with the teacher present and/or as a proctor of the computer-based program.
Provide work to youth and collect work while maintaining structure and behavioral supports.
Assure youth are completing online work and monitor progress digitally, communicating that progress.
Maintain a secure classroom environment and a secure test environment.
Support the MAP test, state mandated tests, and GED tests for identified students according to a communicated schedule.
Tutor students on specific classes.
Create and maintain a testing schedule that is communicated to all parties, as well as a classroom support schedule.
Track and monitor tests, testing information, and results.
Download reports from tests and various databases for assessment reports, MDT and IEP meetings, and as requested by the school principal.
Enter testing data into spreadsheets, forms, and tools for use by multiple stakeholders in a timely manner.
Work with teachers and staff to create a safe testing environment.
Assist with giving tests orally as needed and follow up on the next required educational data collection.
Share collected data in required meetings and with necessary information in a timely way.
Provide classroom monitoring responsibilities.
Assist the classroom with academic and behavioral supports as assigned.
Support the MTSS process and data collection.
Provide overall support for teachers and students in gathering appropriate data.
Provide classroom monitoring when the teacher is away for brief periods or needed for a meeting.
Provide specific tutoring.
Assure safety and security issues are understood and addressed.
Perform other duties as assigned.