Substitute Teacher

Justice Resource Institute • Thompson, CT

8d • $52,000 - $94,000

About The Position

Are you the 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!

The Susan Wayne Center of Excellence (SWCE) and the River Run Academy offer
intensive residential, educational, medical, and clinical services for
adolescent boys and girls who are mild to moderately cognitively impaired with
concurrent behavioral, mental health, and medical issues. The education program
at River Run Academy the clinical day school at the Susan Wayne Center of
Excellence, offers intensive educational, vocational, and clinical services for
mild to moderately cognitively impaired students. We are located on thirty-eight
acres of property in beautiful Thompson, CT. Thompson is centrally located, 25
minutes south of Worcester, MA and 40 minutes west of Providence, RI. 

Educators are vital to our mission at River Run Academy - they provide care,
support, education, and guidance to our students every day. Our students present
with unique learning needs and challenging mental health issues, and our
educational staff work in collaboration with a highly trained body of
multidisciplinary staff members to provide cutting-edge, trauma-informed
interventions. We provide individualized instruction to meet each student’s
unique educational needs, and provide a six to one student-teacher ratio. In
addition, teachers' assistants are present in all classrooms to provide
support.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Bachelor's degree in education or related field 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.

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

• Be who you are! 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
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees