Teacher Assistant

Job Overview
Dearborn STEP is seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate individual to join our small, dynamic team. The position is a 10-month role (following the traditional 180-day school year) with the option to be paid through 12 months.

The ideal candidate will have great rapport-building skills and also be excited to lead experiences outside the academic classroom. This role requires a blend of compassion, flexibility, and creativity.

If you’re looking for a role that lets you think outside the box, make a real difference, and work alongside a collaborative, curious team, we encourage you to apply. This is a great work environment for those who may want to go into teaching, counseling, or just love working with kids.

Duties

• Supports the lead-teacher in a classroom cohort of students (maximum 8 students in a class) with social/emotional and/or learning disabilities.
• Lead staff in running electives, STEAM, P.E., and off-campus field trips
• Provides feedback to the larger team in meetings regarding outside-of-class milieu presentation
• Responsible for tracking the daily attendance of students
• Reviews intake materials to support the assessment process
• Collaborates with the Director and Clinical Director to ensure the interventions are in alignment with program philosophy
• Contributes to a weekly written report on each student that captures their weekly performance in the milieu
• Contributes to the written assessment at the end of each student’s extended evaluation
• Supports coverage of therapeutic milieu as needed
• The Teaching Assistant is supervised by the STEP Director

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• School experience preferred but not required
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Pay: $40,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person