Certified Special Education Teacher - Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Have you been keeping your eyes open for a new opportunity?

 Do you enjoy working in a collaborative environment being a positive influence in the behavioral health field?

If you answered YES, then Devereux’s Teacher - Viera Campus role is the perfect fit for you!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida provides programs and services for children and adolescents who face significant emotional, behavioral and intellectual/developmental challenges. Located in Viera, FL, this position is responsible for:

• Communicates course content clearly and effectively to students
• Demonstrates mastery of subject matter
• Providing intensive services to children and adolescents (6-17 years of age) within a four to six month treatment period
• Comprehensive therapeutic approach in which service delivery is based on the individual needs of the client and their family
• Clients have issues relating to emotional, behavioral, and psychological problems due to histories of physical abuse and/or sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, unresolved trauma or psychological conditions that hinder them from functioning in a family environment.

Position Details:

Subjects teaching: Adolescent boy’s Science-certification minimum is Science 5-9.  Adolescent IDD Social Studies-certification Social Studies 5-9 or Social Science

Pay Range: This position starts at $52,000 / annual.  Salary is based on relevant education and experience. 

Schedule: Work hours are from 8:00am-4:00pm (School hours are 9:00am-3:00pm). 

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://mydevereuxbenefits.org
• ASCEND - Tuition Program You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate)!  Learn more here.
• ASCEND - Student Loan Repayment - Let Devereux help pay back your student loans with student loan repayment!  Learn more here.

• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

• Service Awards – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four year university required.
• Florida Educator Certificate (Elementary Ed and ESE Preferred) or current Status of Eligibility required.
• Experience in teaching Individuals with Autism preferred.
• Minimum of three years experience working with Emotional Behavioral Disability students is preferred.

Schedule:

• Must be able to complete a two-week new hire orientation class; hours are approximately 9:00am.to 5:00pm each day in Titusville.
• Work hours are from 8:00am-4:00pm (School hours are 9:00am-3:00pm). 
• We operate the school year-round (49-week education instruction with 3 weeks of summer break)

Other Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Screen, Physical and TB Test.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

For more information, please reach out us at flrecruitment@devereux.org.