Licensed High School Art Teacher

Youth Villages•Memphis, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Youth Villages is seeking a Licensed High School Art Teacher for its residential programs in Tennessee and Georgia. These programs serve youth ages 6 to 17 with complex behavioral and mental health challenges in secure facilities, open campuses, and group homes. Campus schools are fully accredited and operate year-round. Small classes of 8 to 15 youth support individual attention to students’ educational needs. The teacher plans and delivers instruction, adapts lessons to students’ individual educational needs, assesses academic progress, and maintains required school and treatment documentation. The role also involves participating in training and in-service activities and supporting the supervision and treatment of youth. Applicants must be able to participate in physical interventions when necessary and complete required training and a physical agility and strength evaluation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a grade- or subject-specific endorsement.
Active teaching license in the applicable state.
Experience working in a school setting.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent written, verbal, and oral communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to maintain a flexible schedule.
Current, valid driver’s license.
Ability to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR trainings and pass an agility and strength evaluation.
Ability to walk, stand, run, and climb stairs for prolonged periods, demonstrate physical agility, and participate in physical interventions when necessary.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally more than 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with youth with severe emotional and behavioral needs.

Responsibilities

Plan individual and group activities to stimulate students’ growth in language, social, and other skills.
Develop and use a variety of classroom teaching techniques.
Create lesson plans that reflect students’ individual educational needs.
Administer tests and interpret results to determine academic needs.
Participate in trainings, boosters, and in-service activities.
Prepare reports in compliance with school guidelines.
Maintain progress notes, attendance records, classroom grades, and testing scores.
Complete daily documentation, including contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes, in an electronic medical record system.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision coverage.
401(k).
Paid vacation: two weeks for full-time employees and one week for part-time employees.
12 paid sick days per year.
11 paid holidays.
Paid parental leave.
Mileage and cell phone reimbursement when applicable.
Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision.
Continuous training and opportunities for growth and development.
Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.