Licensed High School Art Teacher
About The Position
Youth Villages is seeking a licensed teacher for its residential programs in Tennessee and Georgia, which serve youth ages 6 to 17 with complex behavioral and mental health challenges. Most youth attend fully accredited schools located on the residential campuses. The schools operate year-round, and standard class sizes range from 8 to 15 youth, allowing for more individualized attention. The teacher plans and delivers classroom instruction and activities, develops lesson plans tailored to students’ educational needs, assesses and interprets student performance, and maintains required educational and treatment documentation. The role also includes participation in training and school activities, and work in a residential setting that may require physical interventions and substantial physical activity.
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 skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Ability to maintain a flexible schedule.
- Current, valid driver’s license.
- Ability to participate in required Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR trainings and pass an agility and strength evaluation.
- Ability to perform prolonged walking, standing, running, climbing stairs, and physical agility; participate in physical interventions when necessary; and frequently lift 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.
- Prepare lesson plans that reflect individual students’ 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, such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes, in an electronic medical record system (EMR).
- 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.
- Growth and development through continuous training.
- Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
