Teen REACH Teaching Assistant

• Teen REACH Teaching Assistant Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities. Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers a robust ben­e­fit pack­age that is high­ly com­pet­i­tive to the mar­ket and offers all full-time employ­ees the following:
• 403(b) plan with orga­ni­za­tion­al matching
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illi­nois - BCBS)
• Den­tal (BCBS), and Vision Insur­ance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
• Long Term and Short Term Dis­abil­i­ty (BCBS), no cost to employee
• Flex­i­ble Spend­ing Account (with annu­al rollover)
• Basic life insur­ance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for addi­tion­al vol­un­tary cov­er­age for self, spouse, or depen­dents (BCBS)
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

• To fur­ther pro­mote an active and healthy work/ life bal­ance, KYC also offers a gen­er­ous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increas­es based on seniority)
• 8 Paid Orga­ni­za­­­tion-Wide Hol­i­days
• 3 Per­son­al Float­ing Hol­i­days annually

Job Scope

• Teaching Assistants will provide a balance of academic and enrichment activities to help 6th to 8th grade students develop and strengthen academic, physical, and social skills. Activities will be conducted in accordance with the conditions and terms set forth by the Illinois Department of Human Services’ (IDHS) Program and will take place in CCSD59 middle schools during the school year (September - May), and another location (TBD) during school breaks including holidays, and occasional Saturdays.
• Program
• Responsibilities:
• Safety &
• Wellbeing: Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of youth at all times.
• Daily
• Activity
• Plans: Implement lesson plans and maintain daily classroom schedules
• Support
• Student’s
• Growth/
• Development: Support each youth’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth/development through lessons plans and interactions
• Using a variety of instructional and assessment strategies to meet individual youth needs
• Tutoring/Homework
• Assistance: Assisting youth with assignments or difficult concepts
• Maintaining weekly communication with parents, staff, and faculty regarding the progress of students.
• Transport participants when needed in a KYC owned or rented vehicle.

• Administrative Responsibilities
• Tracking attendance of the students and other clerical duties in connection with lesson plans and programming.
• Provide nutritional snacks in accordance with relevant local and state health standards for food preparation and handling and meet the standards of the National Afterschool Association

• Minimum Position Requirements
• 18 years and older
• Spanish- or Polish-speaking preferred
• Familiarity with typical electronic office equipment including networked printers and file storage equipment.

• Schedule
• The position will be Part-Time hourly position, up to a maximum of 15 hours.

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer