Education Specialist

Compass Health Center•Silver Spring, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Compass Health Center is seeking an Education Specialist who is passionate about working with adolescents. This is a full time position during the school year. As an Education Specialist, you’ll work thoughtfully with our adolescent patients (age 12-18) to transition students from their schools to Compass, help them execute on their school IEPs and supervised learning plans, and help re-integrate patients back into their day-to-day lives after program. This role will consist of partnering closely with the entirety of our treatment teams, including Group Therapists, Family Therapists, and Prescribers to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care. We are seeking an experienced Education Specialist who is passionate about working with children and adolescents who have a range of diagnosis in mood and anxiety disorders. Launched in September 2023, our location in Silver Spring, MD, is already home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers continues to build our adolescent, and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and nurses working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

Requirements

Degree in the field of education (Master's Preferred)
Maryland active teaching license (required)
Special Education certification (Secondary preferred)
Experience working in a school setting with students who have emotional disabilities
Knowledge of school systems and special education processes
Experience with classroom management
Experience with students and families in crisis
Excellent time management skills
Ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment

Responsibilities

Work closely with team members to support the educational needs of patients
Lead communication efforts with patients’ home schools
Oversee the obtaining and sharing of school assignments with the patients’ home schools
Complete educational assessments with patients to determine academic needs
Create academic plans with patients
Provide support to parents/guardians as it pertains to the patient’s educational needs and provide them with educational updates
Assist patients with executive functioning skills, as needed
Lead supervised study, executive functioning skills groups and other academic groups, as needed
Proctor school assessments
Chart communication with parents, schools, and patients
Attend rounds daily or as recommended
Participate in family sessions when appropriate
Provide insurance utilization team with educational updates
In partnership with primary therapists, oversee the school staffing process including prepping the patient as well as coordinating, facilitating, and participating in school staffings and other school meetings
Prepare proper documentation for school throughout the patient stay
Provide the team with updates including the transition plan and school staffing
When needed, support outreach efforts to schools
Focus on building relationships with schools which may include coordinating, planning and co-leading school presentations