Education Assistant (Bilingual)

Job Title: Bilingual (Spanish) Education Assistant

Department/Program: ORR

Reports to: Designated Supervisor (Education Services Supervisor)

Work location: Downtown Portland

Job Type: Onsite

FLSA status: non-exempt/hourly

• Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing 
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others  
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams 
• Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible 
• Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it 
• Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture 
• Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves

Job Summary:

The Education Assistant works in the classroom to assist the Teacher with educational programming. The Education Assistant completes education assessments, completes ongoing progress reports on a regular basis, and transitions the client’s educational records to the client’s following placement.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Works with teachers to provide educational support and behavioral management in the classrooms.
• Facilitates one-on-one instruction as needed.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Collaborates with Teachers on lesson planning and curriculum development.
• Completes ongoing progress reports and uploads to the client’s electronic health record.
• Completes the Education Assessment with 72 hours of the client’s admission to the program and uploads to the client’s electronic health record.
• Contracts client’s previous facilities/educational institutions, etc. for transferable credits.
• Transfers the education records to new school upon exiting program and completes a “Client Education Discharge Letter”.
• Assists in group outings and field trips with the clients.
• Completes incident reports as required.
• Participates in daily shift change meetings and regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Assists in the milieu during periods of high activity as needed.
• Works effectively with external representatives and/or community members to ensure cooperative and supportive working relations and coordination of client services.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team (case management, clinical, education, medical, etc.).
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning and implementing the Sanctuary Model and other organizational policies and practices. 
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization. 
• Other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department

Competencies: (Competencies are the abilities and qualities a person needs to be successful in this job)

• Understanding of and commitment to trauma-informed care.
• Commitment to utilizing a team approach while addressing the wellness of adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. 
• Commitment to professional growth.
• Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing in English
• Ability to utilize critical thinking skills. 
• Maintain effective and professional working relation