Teacher, Teacher Assistant​/ Paraprofessional

Hours:

Part-Time | Exempt (Monday-Thursday / 8am-2pm)

Location:

Blount County (undisclosed location)

Education:

Bachelors Degree Supervisor:
Education Team Lead Team:
Education Team

Garland Oaks is a Christ-centered safe home in Tennessee dedicated to serving female survivors of sex trafficking ages 11–16. Designed as a small, family-style home, the program provides a safe, highly structured environment where each resident receives individualized attention and care.

Focused on long-term, holistic restoration, Garland Oaks addresses the emotional, psychological, spiritual, relational, and educational needs of each youth. Through trauma-informed care, personalized support, life-skills development, academic guidance, and faith-based discipleship, the program seeks to create lasting transformation. Garland Oaks is committed to helping residents rebuild their sense of identity, safety, dignity, and hope as they move toward sustained healing and a restored future.

This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact as a Science Teacher in a trauma-informed, therapeutic safe home for minors. The educator will inspire curiosity and confidence in students through engaging, hands‑on science instruction while also facilitating a structured, video‑based math curriculum that supports individualized learning pathways.

At the heart of this role is the commitment to meeting students where they are—academically, emotionally, and developmentally. The teacher will use trauma‑informed practices to create a safe, predictable, and supportive classroom environment where students feel secure enough to learn, take academic risks, and experience success.

Working collaboratively with the Education Team Leader and a dedicated team of professionals, the teacher will help design and implement individualized education plans (IEPs), monitor student progress, and adjust instruction to meet evolving needs. This role blends academic rigor with relational support, ensuring that each student receives both high‑quality instruction and compassionate guidance.

The ideal candidate is passionate about science education, comfortable with blended and digital learning platforms, and skilled in building positive relationships with students who may have experienced trauma. This is a chance to be part of a mission‑driven environment where education is not only about academic growth, but also about healing, stability, and long‑term success.

• Integrate Garland Oaks values into classroom culture
• Apply trauma-informed teaching practices to create a predictable, safe, and supportive learning environment that promotes emotional regulation, trust, and student readiness to learn
• Use restorative, strengths-based approaches to respond to student behavior, prioritizing relationship-building, de‑scalation strategies, and emotional safety
• Plan and deliver engaging science instruction aligned with approved curriculum, incorporating hands‑on experiments, inquiry‑based learning, and differentiated supports for diverse learners in a therapeutic setting
• Facilitate a video-based math curriculum, ensuring students are actively engaged, supported, and progressing through individualized pacing requirements
• Collaborate with the Education Team Lead to develop, implement, and adjust individualized education plans (IEPs) for each student
• Partner regularly with Education Team to monitor student behavior, academic progress, and achievement of IEP goals
• Design and implement daily and weekly lesson plans for both science instruction and math curriculum facilitation based on individual student needs
• Prepare and develop lesson plans, instructional materials, lab activities, schedules, and structured learning supports
• Monitor and support each student’s academic progress in science and math, providing targeted interventions as needed while communicating student progress, concerns, and instructional needs to the Team Lead in a timely and professional manner
• Reinforce instruction through small‑group and individualized support across science content and video‑based math learning
• Create and maintain a structured, safe, and engaging…