Academic Coordinator

Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the teacher is responsible for care and supervision of up to 6 adolescents with ages ranging from 12 to 17.

DUTIES:
Carries out mission, and vision established by the President and Board of Directors.
Maintains facility classroom for 6 clients with mental health difficulties, substance abuse and/or eating disorders.

Keeps necessary attendance records, curriculum plans, individual child development profile and other records as needed.
Develops short term goals for individual child and overall group.
Attends staff meetings and training as needed or assigned.
Aids in client hygiene and preparation for the day

Conducts classroom and parent meetings.
Responsible to communicate with parents on adolescent development issues, policies or other concerns related to their adolescent.
Responsible for securing overall well-being of adolescents at all times.
Keeps classroom neat and orderly.
Must have the ability to nurture respectful relationships with clients and must be sensitive to the client cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Responsible for reporting any symptoms of child abuse and neglect, abnormal behaviors, injuries, illnesses to Program Manager
Completion of assessments of adolescents on an on-going basis.
Preparation of an individualized plan for each child based on assessments and observations.
Confers with each parent to discuss his/her adolescents growth and development.
Creates an inviting and stimulating, culturally sensitive environment by actively soliciting parent input.
May perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:
60 units of completed coursework at four year college or university that would lead to a BA/BS Degree working with adolescents (12-17 years of age).

Previous teaching/tutoring/education experience a plus!