Permit Alternative License Teacher
About The Position
Youth Villages' Residential Treatment programs serve children with emotional and behavioral problems. Our residential campuses provide the setting for an intensive treatment program that combines the unique balance of structure and freedom. This enables children and their families to identify, understand and cope with their individual needs and develop the skills necessary to succeed in less restrictive settings. We have three different types of facilities-Intensive Residential Centers, Open Campuses, and Group Homes. Located in Tennessee and Georgia, all of these facilities utilize the Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children therapy model (Re-Ed). The majority of these youth attend the fully accredited schools which are located on our residential treatment campuses. The Permit Alternative License (PAL) Teacher will have the ability to act as teacher and be responsible for instruction of students in classroom setting under approved Permit authorized by Department of Education. Small Class Sizes to allow more one on one attention to individual students and their educational needs. The standard Youth Villages class size ranges from 8-15 children. Tuition & Licensure reimbursement, and training for your career growth and advancementOur schools operate year-round Please note all Permit Alternative License (PAL) Teachers are evaluated on a year to year basis.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree is required
- Must be enrolled in Teacher Education Program
- Experience in a classroom setting is required
- Experience working with youth is required
- Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Basic computer knowledge
- Ability to maintain a flexible schedule
- Experience growth and development through our continuous training, as well as tuition and licensure reimbursement, or pursue opportunities to advance both clinically and administratively with Youth Villages.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a lead teacher is preferred
- Experience working with at-risk youth a major plus
Responsibilities
- Ability to plan for individual and group activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and other skills.
- Ability to supervise and design individualized educational programs as well as programs directed toward the development of independent living skills.
- Participate in training and in-service activities.
- Administer and interprets testing to determine academic needs.
- Develop and uses a variety of teaching techniques.
- Ability to produce lesson plans that reflect the individual educational needs of students.
- Ability to write Individual Education Plans (IEP) when appropriate.
- Prepare reports in compliance with school guidelines.
- Maintain progress notes, attendance records, and grade scores in a timely manner.
- Other essential duties as needed.
- Candidates may have the opportunity to teach in specialized subjects
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
- 401(k)
- 2 weeks paid vacation
- 12 paid sick days per year
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable)
- Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision
- Growth & development through continuous training
- Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
