Educational Manager

Ridge RTC•Milton, NH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Altior Healthcare is a family of services comprising three distinct mental health treatment programs, including a specialized program for US Veterans. With over 15 unique locations, they manage and support 500+ dedicated employees serving over 300 residential clients daily across five states. Paradigm Treatment and Ridge RTC partner together under Altior, united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health care. The Educational Manager is the most outward-facing member of the educational staff, interacting with families, schools, educational consultants, and other educational staff connected with families. This role is accountable for the performance of the education team and maintaining the integrity of the educational services offered at The Ridge. This position reports to the Program Director under the advisement of the Executive Director.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in education or related.
Experience in a behavioral health setting preferred.
Appropriate state certification and State of New Hampshire Credential.
Demonstrated leadership and administrative skills.
Ability to exercise good judgment.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
Ability to follow organization policies.
Ability to provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients.
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with parents, staff, and students.
Valid Class II driver's license with clean driving records and current auto insurance.
Current CPR/First Aid Certifications, Water Safety certification.

Responsibilities

Provides performance management, conducts team meetings, and monthly supervision for the educational team.
Ensures a system for documenting client engagement with completing assignments.
Promptly after a new client's admission, contacts the client's family, school, and educational consultant to establish the client's educational needs during their time at the Ridge.
Coordinates with the educational coordinators to ensure that clients that have assignments from other schools have opportunities and support during Independent Learning to work on those assignments.
Addresses and supports clients who demonstrate difficulty engaging in educational groups, identifying barriers to participation and creating a plan to support increased engagement in partnership with therapists and educational coordinators.
Participates in calls with families, schools, and educational consultants on educational issues.
Supports and communicates course and school requirements via email, phone, and/or fax to teachers, school counselors, administrators, and parents.
Provides regular, daily progress notes charting in client charts in accordance with relevant standards, including academic progress, academic goals, treatment related activities, session summary, parent and school contacts made, during course of stay.
Participates in IEP meetings with school districts and initiates with proper school personnel and follows up on IEPs as needed.
Creates and augments an educational curriculum based on therapeutic and age-appropriate content.
Monitors and audits educational groups for content geared towards curriculum goals.
Assists and supports clients in meeting deadlines for home schoolwork and securing extensions.
Participates in and supports clinical staff in supervision of therapeutic and experiential groups, mealtimes, morning routines, etc.
Supervises youth during and after classroom hours, including monitoring all computer and technology screens in use.
Fully accounts for the whereabouts, safety, and care of each client.
Conducts self in a professional manner in areas of dress, language, attitude, and behavior.
Maintains appropriate professional and therapeutic boundaries at all times.
Other duties as assigned.