Long Term Substitute Teacher

Justice Resource Institute • Swansea, MA

12h • $52,000 - $94,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you the Long Term Substitute Teacher we have been looking for? In this
position, you will be able to convey your passion for educating others with a
dynamic team by bringing an energetic and positive approach while working with
our students!

Meadowridge Academy is a residential treatment setting for adolescents that
specializes in trauma informed care. Meadowridge provides 24-hour comprehensive
care including a school on site, a full clinical staff, nursing staff, and
direct care staff.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• High school diploma required.
• Special Education or Mental Health setting experience strongly preferred.
• Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting students is required.
• Available to work evenings, holidays, weekend shifts as required.
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

• Special Education or Mental Health setting experience

Responsibilities

• develop your skills in providing enriching academic assistance for our teachers and students in a Special Education setting.
• create a safe and therapeutic community by supporting students in developing and by role modeling effective coping strategies.
• help students discover what makes them feel competent and valued by working with them to develop life skills such as cooking, banking, vocational skills, and more.
• support students in developing a sense of self and provide them the skills to be successful in their next steps.

Benefits

• JRI is committed to creating a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and opportunity, where every employee is valued and supported in making a meaningful impact.
• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees