Description

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as a Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide!

Shift Details: Full-time – 30 hours/week

Compensation: $17-19/hr

Location: 2300 Kennedy St NE, Suite 140, Minneapolis, MN 55413

About the job:

The Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide will work with teachers and staff to implement and sustain daily programming and ensure a safe, supported and efficient learning environment at VOA High School.

Essentials:

• Monitor and manage student activity and learning during class, passing times.

• Support daily goals and objectives described by teachers in every class.

• Encourage students and offer one-to-one academic assistance to identified learners.

• Work with students in small groups under teacher supervision to learn concepts and complete work.

• Assist in preparing spaces and materials for daily classes.

• Attend prescribed professional development.

• Perform supervisory duties during lunch periods or occasional school activities.

• Collaborate with teaching staff to problem-solve ways to proactively manage student learning and engagement with academic material.

• Inform appropriate parties of any issues that require assistance or intervention.

• Complete any necessary documentation on time and as directed.

• Assist with daily attendance and/or performance calls and log contact.

• Share anecdotal student information or data in staff meetings.

• Assure program participant and employee privacy is maintained by being knowledgeable and following HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• 403(b) Retirement Plan

• HSA & FSA Programs

• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• Preferred BA/BS

• Experience in working with at-risk urban youth

• Experience in working with youth who have experienced or currently experience trauma in their lives.

• Preferred success working with diverse populations in learning environments

• Must be 21 years of age

• Crisis intervention skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Experience working as an integral member of a team

• Ability to set and maintain firm behavioral expectations with teens and young adults

• Ability to maintain focus on primary objectives in a fast-paced environment

About Us:

VOAHS is part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)