Teaching Assistant

Nexus Family Healing • Austin, MN

136d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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
• All client-facing Nexus employees must successfully participate and complete a TCI 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.

Nice To Haves

• Previous classroom support experience

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

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED