TEACHER - SUMMER

UHS • Winston-Salem, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services, we are helping to create brighter, healthier futures for our patients and their families. We are the Piedmont Triad's only private psychiatric hospital meeting the chemical dependency illnesses and behavioral healthcare needs of those in our community. Our 164-bed inpatient services for adolescents through senior adulthood offers comprehensive and individual assessments, psychiatric evaluation and medication stabilization, daily group therapy and personalized aftercare planning. We also offer a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program to ensure the continuum of care for our patients. Old Vineyard is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We are passionate about our work and are looking for individuals who share in this passion.
We are currently seeking a part-time Teacher (temp for Summer months) to work Monday - Thursday (24-hours per week).
This position is responsible for providing direct instruction and other educational services to hospitalized adolescents in order to help them maintain or improve their academic performance levels/standing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field.
• Current, State of North Carolina Teaching Certificate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of curriculum.
• Demonstrates classroom management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of two (2) years in Exceptional Student Education preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare and implement curriculum for all students.
• Interact therapeutically with the patients in one-to-one, community, group and classroom situations. Reacts therapeutically in a crisis situation.
• Has a basic understanding of Common Psychiatric Diagnoses. Can recognize behaviors associated with and uses proper intervention techniques for Common Psychiatric Diagnoses.
• Has ability to set limits in a kind and firm manner. Demonstrates knowledge of outlined consequences of behavior exhibited by patient. Follows and implements behavior protocol set for hospital.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level