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.
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).
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 lesson 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 students' progress.
- 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.
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and listen.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs.
Minimum Position Requirements
- 18 years and older.
- Spanish- or Polish-speaking preferred.
- Experience working with the middle school population.
- Familiarity with typical electronic office equipment, including networked printers and file storage equipment.
Schedule
- The position will be a part-time hourly, up to a maximum of 15 hours a week.
- The position hours are during the school year when the Teen REACH program runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 and Wednesday from 1:30 to 5:30.
- This position ends on May 30, 2026.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
