Exceptional Children Teacher

Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher)

Location: Marshville, NC, 28103

Anderson Health Services is located in Marshville and provides 24/7 Mental and Behavioral Health support to children and adolescents with a history of complex trauma. From Emergency Placement to Psychiatric Residential Treatment, we strive to create a non-punitive environment to meet the therapeutic needs of the children and adolescents in our community. Every day is unique, every child is special, but you can leave our campus knowing you helped children progress on their path to wellness.

Anderson Health Services is seeking a Full-Time and Part-Time EC Teacher for its Residential Programs. The position is responsible for creating an effective and stimulating learning environment, that encourages each client to recognize his/her unique abilities and to develop a positive relationship with learning. The EC Teacher will partner with other staff to promote self-esteem, mental health interventions, crisis prevention, and intervention techniques, based on AHS’ relationship-based philosophy of care.

As an EC Teacher at Anderson Health Services, you must demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired academically and through work experience.

The EC Teacher at Anderson Health Services is expected to:

• Develops positive therapeutic relationships with clients by engaging them in the learning process, helping them to develop self-management & social skills, & preparing them for success in a community school setting.
• Creates daily, weekly, and long-range classroom plans for instruction. These plans will be designed to effectively meet the individualized academic and behavioral needs of the client.
• The ability to develop and maintain emergency lesson plans that can be used as a substitute in case of an unscheduled absence.
• Assists the mentors with daily progress notes on specific children, reporting any behavioral interventions performed by the teacher. Ensures that these notes are completed into the Kipu records system in a timely manner.
• Assists with the supervision of consumers in the cottage, during breakfast and lunch, modeling and promoting pro-social behavior.
• Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in managing the campus-wide trauma-informed and relationship-based philosophy of care.
• Develops & nurtures mutually respectful relationships with consumers and their families.
• Works in partnership with other team members.
• Ensure the effective transfer of records between AHS and community schools as needed
• Update client’s files as it relates to transitional educational services
• Provide direct individualized instruction to specific students identified as performing below grade level in the areas of literacy and math skills
• Completes and maintains all Title I documentation as it relates to transitional and tutoring services provided to the PRTF students.
• Provides crisis prevention and intervention strategies and conducts life space interviews, when needed. Helps to complete all incident-related paperwork (progress notes, critical incident reports, accident/injury reports etc.
• Demonstrate professionalism and mutual respect when representing AHS in the community and on-site.
• Works with Title I contact to ensure transitional and tutoring services are provided and maintains supportive documentation
• Conducts and interprets assessments of academic achievement
• Actively participates in faculty meetings, IEP meetings, Child and Family Team meetings, Quarterly Treatment Reviews, etc. when necessary. Completes all required reports within prescribed time limits (i.e. notes, monthly progress summaries, report cards, IEP updates, and discharge summaries).

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adheres to all Procedures: Governing Programs and Services for Children with Special Needs. This includes completing and updating IEPs and initial entry and re-evaluation testing and paperwork.
• Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in managing the campus-wide relationship-based philosophy of care.
• Maintains the equipment and supplies in the classroom.
• Other duties as assigned by the PRTF/Residential Services Director
• Ability to work flexible hours based on the needs of the client