1243 Juvenile Home Teacher Assistant

Posting # 1243 Juvenile Home Teacher Assistant (Cherokee YES Center)

Posting date: June 3, 2025

Closing date:  Interviews begin the week of June 16th, with applications accepted until the position is filled

Starting date:  July 15, 2025

Location: Cherokee YES Center

Region:  East

Overview

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality, student-centered services through relationships with families, schools, and communities. In short, our focus can be summed up in these four words: Inspiring Learning. Changing Lives. 

Our vision is to be the first contact for timely and ongoing support to improve the performance outcomes and well-being of all learners.

About the Agency

Northwest AEA provides special education and school improvement services to 34 public school districts and 32 accredited, non-public schools. The agency serves 45,000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10-county area of Northwest Iowa (Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, and Crawford). 

Our headquarters is located at 5800 Discovery Blvd., near the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, with regional offices in Cherokee, Denison, Le Mars, Onawa, and Sioux Center.

Why Northwest AEA?

Our vision, mission, and anchors guide our actions. Staff at Northwest AEA believe that what they do inspires learning and leads to changed lives for the students, staff, and families we serve. Our work is anchored in building positive, professional relationships with stakeholders and with one another. We embrace responsiveness in how we serve so that students, staff, and families can see improved results.

 JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

In partnership with educators, families, and communities, this role serves as a teacher assistant for a juvenile home education program at either a detention center or shelter care facility. Working within the agency's educational framework, the juvenile home teacher assistant fosters positive learning environments, ensures compliance with state and federal guidelines, and enhances the overall success of learners.

Qualifications

Education:

• Associate arts degree and/or a minimum of educational program experience and Iowa paraeducator certification.

Essential Functions 

• Implement programs and procedures as directed by the teacher.


• Guide and/or provide instruction for independent study, enrichment and remedial work with students as needed.


• Monitor and assist with the maintenance of a positive learning environment.


• Administer, score and record student work progress as directed by the teacher.


• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with facility staff, schools and agencies.


• Assist in program planning.


• Assist the teacher with compiling program data.


• Provide the teacher with anecdotal information about student progress.


• Participate in ongoing program review.


• Communicate information with facility staff in a timely manner.


• Perform duties as assigned by the teacher and/or program coordinator.


• Actively participate in staff development.


• Other duties as assigned.

If you are an internal candidate interested in this position you must complete the application process associated with this position.

It is the policy of Northwest Area Education Agency not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Jerome Schaefer, Equity Coordinator, 5800 Discovery Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa, 51111, 712-222-6114.