Teachers Assistant
Part-timeProvo, UTPart-time$18/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
OASIS Ascent is a short-term residential treatment program for teenage boys in Provo, Utah. The Academic Assistant supports classroom lectures and students’ online classes, monitors academic performance and behavior, and helps students build focus, study skills, and coping skills. The role works with academic advisors and other professionals, provides counseling for academic or personal issues, and helps students set goals and plans for the future.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Academic Assistant/Paraprofessional
Part-Time: 36 hrs
Hours:
Monday 8:30-4pm
Tuesday 8:30-4pm
Wednesday 8:30-12pm
Thursday 8:30-4pm
Friday 8:30-4pm
3 Sundays a Month 2:45-5:15pm
$18 per hour
OASIS Ascent = Observation, Assessment, Stabilization, and Intensive Support.
OASIS Ascent is a short-term residential treatment program for teenagers located in Provo, Utah. The families we serve are in crisis and need support keeping their child safe right now. At OASIS Ascent, we provide thorough assessment, around-the-clock secure care, and intensive support to teens boys. We provide a safe setting for adolescents to stabilize where they and their families meet with licensed clinicians to determine the underlying causes of distress and what next steps make the most sense for their needs.
We are looking for an Academic Assistant to join our team and be responsible for providing support, directing classroom lectures, and guiding students on their online class. You will monitor their academic performance and behavior. You will help students develop better focus, effective study-skills and coping skills.
You will work closely with the Academic Advisors and other professionals to ensure that each student receives the necessary support to succeed academically. Additionally, you will provide counseling to address any academic or personal issues that may arise, as well as help students set goals and create plans for their future.
The ideal candidate for this position has a passion for working with young people, patience, strong interpersonal skills and is able to provide guidance to students in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
Requirements
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Prior experience working with adolescents in a mental health or residential treatment setting. (Preferred but not required)
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Able to pass all required background checks and drug screenings.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Understanding of adolescent development and common mental health disorders.
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Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
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Teaching experience or working with teens
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Knowledge of educational resources
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Empathy and patience in working with teens
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Ability to work collaboratively with staff
Benefits
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Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and other insurance plans available after probationary period for full-time employees
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Employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Continued professional development & certification opportunities
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Significant discounts for hundreds of professional gear brands
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A few hours or less from Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Powell
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A few hours from many world-class ski resorts
How this job compares
Set against the 793 open Paraprofessional jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18/hr
- US median$18–22/hr392 hourly ranges
This rate, $18/hr, is 13% below the US median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Paraprofessional hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 793 open Paraprofessional jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Kelly Services142 open
- Poudre School District48 open
- Boston Public Schools42 open
- Experience
- Paraprofessional postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (120 postings).
- Education
- 12 of the 793 open Paraprofessional jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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