Teacher - Newport Healthcare

Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day.

Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.®

Responsibilities:

The Teacher oversees all aspects of the academic program with supervision and support from the Education Supervisor/Manager and Executive Director. In collaboration with parents, teachers create an  individualized academic plan for the students to achieve stated goals. This position will oversee multiple students working at a variety of paces on various subjects.

Essential Duties:

• Develop, in coordination with families and school districts, an individual academic plan for all students based on relevant academic information.
• Coordinate with school to administer coursework in a timely manner when required.
• Provide individual instruction and academic support to students through virtual instruction and school facilitated curriculum.
• Oversee math and science tutor, including, but not limited to, providing direction, feedback, and management.
• Monitor student progress, send weekly email updates to parents, and complete weekly charting in electronic documentation system.
• Provide daily and weekly assignment scheduling and support students in setting weekly goals.
• Provide support, accommodations, and requested participation for IEP/504 meetings.
• Attend required internal department meetings/trainings.
• Communicate behavioral, academic, and attendance concerns to clinical staff and direct care staff to devise appropriate interventions to address concerns with students.
• Attend weekly Treatment Team meetings, parent meetings, and clinical calls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university required.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience with student instruction required (middle/high school preferred).

Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.  Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email accommodations@newportacademy.com for assistance.

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