Academic Coordinator

Growth Management•Sherman Oaks, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Coordinator is responsible for teaching clients in a challenging, enthusiastic, and age-appropriate manner, providing a welcoming educational environment conducive to learning. This role involves communicating with parents about optimal academic courses, acting as a liaison with outside academic institutions, and maintaining a close relationship with the assigned charter school. The goal is to ensure that clients gain academic credits within a short timeframe by teaching the assigned scope and sequence of skills. The Academic Coordinator also provides direction to ensure the classroom remains conducive for instruction and learning.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience working with adolescents age 12-17 years old
Crisis management
Ability to apply good judgment and tact
Ability to operate personal computer
Ability to plan work, establish priorities, and remain flexible
Knowledge of psychopathology; dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders; addiction treatment and related treatment issues.
Must demonstrate leadership ability and knowledge of program goals
Possess knowledge of infection control, safety, and emergency procedures
Be able to cope constructively with stressful situations
Bachelor of Arts degree a minimum; higher-level degree preferred
Teaching credential, CBEST, or related academic/instructional certificates preferred
Some direct experience with academic instruction with adolescents

Responsibilities

Evaluate the curriculum of each client within the school program.
Plan, prepare, and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans and activities in accordance with the daily/weekly theme for each client.
Design an academic treatment plan within 72 hours of intake including specific academic goals while in the program.
Generate weekly academic progress reports that detail overall functioning and achievements from one week to the next.
Facilitate each child submitting a school self-schedule daily that is signed and submitted at the end of each school day.
Provide for the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of each adolescent by considering his/her interests, talents, learning style, and any special needs and gearing the program accordingly.
Set up and maintain an appropriate classroom environment for each child, including decorating for the season, i.e., Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.
Help adolescents to be safe, comfortable and secure in the school environment by maintaining a neat, orderly work environment that is free of a lot of clutter.
Communicate effectively and professionally with the clients, the staff, and the client’s families/parents.
Participate in the weekly treatment team meeting and communicate academic progress/regress with the team.
Meet weekly with manager to discuss areas of improvement and receive feedback.
Drive students enrolled in the assigned charter school bi-weekly to the assigned charter school to provide supervision while at the school and facilitate successful mastery and test taking.
Keep a written plan of daily activities that can be transferred to substitute academic liaison (alternative staff) in your absence.
Educate the parents regarding academic requirements, progress, and regression thru weekly communication in person or via the telephone.
Act as a liaison between the home school and the assigned charter school to facilitate the exchange of academic assignments.
Ensure appropriate referrals for needed academic services, such as IEP, special testing etc.
Present a positive, professional image as a representative of the company.
Be familiar with procedures for emergency situations.
Maintain the confidential nature of clients and related activities.
Maintain an overall understanding of clients and serve as a calming supervising presence within the classroom to give instruction in the event that there is a crisis.
Ensure services are in keeping with the Company’s Goals, licensing standards, and the Joint Commission of Accreditation.
Other duties as assigned.