Summer School Teacher

Summer School Teacher

Job Description

Summer School Teacher - Part-time

Purpose of Position/Summary:

The teaching position is a summer position at the Center to keep structure in the children’s day and help them to maintain the progress made during the regular school year. The position is responsible for planning, coordinating and facilitating a summer school program for 8 weeks during the summer months. This position reports directly to the Clinical Director.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Responsible for ongoing compliance with the client policies and procedures.
Follows the directives of the Clinical Director
Completes daily teaching plans to facilitate smooth operation of the school day.
Teaches half day of school for 8 weeks during the summer months using hands on activities to support the academic progress made during the school year and reinforce life skills.
Develops an overall summer school plan that includes, themes, speakers, field trips, etc prior to the start of the summer school classrooms convening.
Plans, coordinates and conducts a variety of individual and group activities within the school day to support the growth of each child.
Responsible for documenting on the school progress report weekly for the childs medical record with notes reflective of the children’s response to the program
Completes a 2 day orientation to be arranged by the Clinical Director.
Meets weekly with the Clinical Director or more often as needed to make sure plans are in place, help is secured for special programs and resources are available to carry the program out.
Facilitates teamwork among other departments working closely with Nursing Services who provides support staff in the school setting.
Evaluates academic skills

Job Requirements:
Strongly collaborative leadership skills
Ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and concise manner
Organizational ability to plan, form and execute programs and policies
Ability to self direct initiate change as needed
Effective problem solving and analytical skills
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with special education endorsement

Skill - Required / Desired
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with special education endorsement - Required
Organizational ability to plan, form and execute programs and policies - Required
Ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and concise manner - Required
Ability to successfully collaborate with hospital staff, therapists and social workers. - Required
Prior experience with therapeutic teaching methods. - Highly desired
Familiarity with child psychology, trauma-informed practices, and psychiatric conditions. - Highly desired
Experience in working with children who may exhibit challenging behaviors. - Highly desired
CPR certification. - Highly desired

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
None

Difficulty of Work:
Incumbent will need to maintain a safe, educational environment for all children.

Responsibility:

Personal Work Relationships:
Will need to be collaborative with all other disciplines working with the team.

Physical Effort:
Lots of moving around to accommodate each child’s needs in the classroom.

Working Conditions:
Incumbent will be in classroom setting for the most part and will always have Center staff there for support. There will be some field trips where this position will be working with other Center staff to monitor/supervise children off grounds.

Notes:
Position is part-time
8am – 12noon up to 20 hours/wk.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.