Teacher's Assistant

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

We are seeking a Teacher’s Assistant to join our team! This role will be a blend of direct patient interaction and general administration work. If you are passionate about providing patients with exemplary care, while being sensitive to their individual psychiatric conditions, you would be a great addition to our team.

This is a full time position throughout the school year with summers off.

What You'Ll Do

: Provide daily supervision and support for the learning environment across U18 programs Implement classroom behavior management strategies for patients Set up and facilitate rooms for Academic and Skills Integration (ASI) Distribute printed work sent by email or printed from online resources.

Responsibilities

as assigned

Who You Are

: Experience working with children and adolescents Flexibility is critical Excellent time management and organizational skills, including the ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Bachelor’s Degree – preferred We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment.

Compensation

range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

$18 $22 USD We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits

Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street.