Teacher 6 – ELA/ESE

Responsibilities

Small classes. Massive impact. Opportunity to teach English/Language Arts where every voice matters.

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center offers intensive residential psychiatric services for adolescents including behavioral, emotional and psychiatric interventions. Our treatment philosophy is based on trauma-informed care principles and offers distinct progressive phases of care. The Hospital/Homebound school within the facility contracts with the Manatee County school district to provide a small classroom educational environment to residential patients.

Website: Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center

Palm Shores is hiring a a teacher for our English/Language Arts classroom (grades 6-12). Certified in ESE (Exceptional Student Education) or ability to become certified within 6 months of hire.  The teacher will use their knowledge of student development to be flexible and responsive to student learning by adjusting lessons, responding to student individual needs, and persisting in providing a variety of approaches when students have difficulties.   

The Hospital/Homebound school within the facility contracts with the Manatee County school district to provide a small classroom educational environment to residential patients. A 4:1 student to staff ratio is maintained throughout the school day for behavior support in the classroom with additional support from on-site psychiatrists, a board certified behavior analyst, therapists and a full medical team. We follow required state and county rules and regulations for a Hospital/Homebound site.

Teachers are employees of the facility and not under a teacher contract/re-negotiation.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• School Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm
• Blended learning atmosphere with average classroom size 16 students.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan starts at day 31
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance Provided
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Competitive pay
• Paid Time Off
• Professional development assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university.

Florida Teaching Certification Required: English Certification required.  ESE certification required or ability to meet this requirement with in allotted time.

Additional Skills/Requirements

• Ability to work with multi-level/multi-grade students in small class environment.
• Computer literacy.
• Stable emotional makeup required to work in a fast paced environment with frequent interruptions.
• Must agree to take a pre-employment Drug Test and pass.   
• Must be able to pass Level 2 Background Screening. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) requires all new hires to successfully complete and pass an extensive Level 2 background screening, which covers U.S. Federal, State and City checks (submitting fingerprints), prior to the start of employment. For more information you can visit their website: https://info.flclearinghouse.com  

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