Health Educator/Teacher Part Time 20 hours per week
About The Position
Make a Difference Where It Really Counts Are you passionate about helping kids shine? Do you believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive in a supportive environment? At The Trudeau Center, we’ve been supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 60 years—and we’re just getting started. We’re looking for a Health Teacher/Educator to join our amazing Children’s Pathways team. This isn’t just a teaching job—it’s a chance to change lives. Our Mission The Trudeau Center provides high quality, comprehensive person-centered services for the people we support and their families. We encourage all people to achieve their full potential and to live their dreams. Through inclusive, evidence-based practices we ensure compassion, dignity, and respect with the assistance of caring and dedicated staff members. What You’ll Do The Health Teacher is responsible for the development and implementation of the health education program at Pathways and reports to the Director of Special Education. The goal of the health education program is to promote, maintain and improve students’ health by increasing students’ knowledge on how to maintain and improve their overall health, prevent diseases, reduce health related risky behaviors and develop healthy attitudes and skills that address the Rhode Island Health Education Standards in a developmentally appropriate and comprehensive manner.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education or special education or a related field.
- All grades Health Educator certification required.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience providing instruction and a minimum of two years’ experience individuals diagnosed with autism or other developmental disabilities utilizing applied behavior analytic teaching methods.
- Must have valid driver’s license, automobile insurance and own vehicle to be used as directed and when needed for transport.
- Experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities .
- Ability to modify health education content to meet diverse cognitive, communication, and sensory needs.
- Proficiency in using visual supports, tactile materials, and assistive technology to enhance learning.
- Skilled in using alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) methods.
- Experience working with special educators, therapists, paraprofessionals, and families.
- Commitment to interdisciplinary planning
Responsibilities
- development and implementation of the health education program at Pathways
- promote, maintain and improve students’ health by increasing students’ knowledge on how to maintain and improve their overall health, prevent diseases, reduce health related risky behaviors and develop healthy attitudes and skills that address the Rhode Island Health Education Standards in a developmentally appropriate and comprehensive manner
Benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Voluntary Life Coverage
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Trainings
- Pet Insurance
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Job Type
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