Incarcerated Youth Instructional Assistant (#5185)

This is a part time position responsible for supporting educational opportunities for incarcerated youth 18-21 years of age in Juvenile in Adult Facilities (JIAF) in the local county prisons. This position is responsible for supporting learning opportunities for incarcerated students by facilitating access to academics for students referred to the Incarcerated Youth Program. This position monitors each student's cyber programming, communicates and facilitates the daily schedule with online learning educators, the ICPY Case Manager, and Local Education Agency (LEA), and documents progress for each student. These are secondary grade-level students up to the age of 21 who are receiving instruction from school district curricula leading to a diploma in county jails.

There are four county prisons in the CSIU region that offer the Incarcerated Youth program. Locations are Columbia County Jail, Montour County Jail, Northumberland County Jail and the Union County Jail. This positing is for the Columbia County Jail location.

Hourly wage: $13.00 -- 19.50 hour per hour dependent on education and experience. This is a non-benefits eligible, part-time position not to exceed 29 hours per week.

Education, Skills And Experience Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED) is required.
• The attainment of the Special Education Competency Assessment checklist (as approved by the immediate supervisor) within the first 90 working days of initial employment start date is required to remain in this position.
• Prior youth supervision experience is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with professionals in school systems and county incarceration facilities.
• Knowledge and skills related to cyber or virtual environments, grading, pacing, and content preferred.
• An understanding of trauma and adverse experiences and overcoming adversity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively with colleagues, co-workers, community agency personnel, and students/trainees.
• Excellent human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Computer experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, artificial intelligence, data entry, email, and experience managing file sharing with Google Drive preferred.
• Adept at using virtual meeting platforms such as Skype, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.
• Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge quickly.
• Able to sustain effort and enthusiasm in the quality of work.
• Requires the ability to develop and maintain positive and collaborative relationships using tact and diplomacy and to remain calm in unpredictable situations.
• Effective time management, organizational skills, and prioritization of work to meet the needs of the users.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding education programs, students, and parents at all times, adhering to the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements to protect staff and student data.
  
  

For additional information and the full job description, please go to https://csiu.schoolspring.com. All interested candidates must apply online at the CSIU jobs site. In addition to completing the online application, please upload a current resume. EOE.