Teacher/Day Treatment School - UPDATE! - Methodist Family Health - Little Rock, AR
Provide the education and training necessary to insure a comprehensive and
productive educational program to the clients of Methodist Family Health’s Day
Treatment School. In addition, the teacher will abide by all State and
Federal Rules and Regulations prescribed by the Arkansas Department of
Education (ADE).
Responsibilities
Develop and implement necessary educational lesson plans and programs,
daily agenda’s, testing materials, grading, etc. for students
Work collaboratively with different public school districts and/or other
educational institutions in insuring that students requiring Individual
Education Plans (IEP’s) are receiving necessary testing and plans in a timely
manner
Responsible for documentation of: attendance records to be turned in to
Lead Teacher on a weekly basis as requested, data collection forms for students
with IEP’s; daily observation notes on all students, work portfolios (if
indicated) for all students; data on student’s work and progress with PACE
Learning System (if applicable); testing documentation and filing; and weekly
lesson plans, documented with specific IEP objective #’s when applicable and
specific skill as indicated in the Arkansas Framework of basic skills. Lesson
Plans are to be turned into the Lead Teacher on Friday for the coming week
Must maintain all graded work. Must be stored for minimum of 2 years
and are considered part of the child’s record in which is property of MFH
Education materials are not as recent as most public schools so teachers
will be required to augment some textbooks with up to date information from
internet education resource sites to complete their curriculum
Assist the treatment team in preparing goals/objectives for the educational
portion of a client’s treatment planning
Attend staffing as necessary and/or required
Explore and utilize measurement techniques and assessment tools necessary
for measuring the effectiveness of educational programs
Consult with the Administrator regarding changes and/or
development of educational programs and procedures as they relate to the MCH
education programs
Maintain client records and files as required by licensing, funding, and
certification codes
Provide related services and duties as requested by Administrator
Professional Development
Responsibility is assumed for continuing educational and professional
development and contributions are made to the professional growth of
others. Documentation of continuing education credits, licensure, etc.
will be given to the Director and kept in the employee’s personnel file
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required
Must hold a valid Arkansas Teaching Certification in Special Education
Computer literacy in Microsoft Applications required
Qualification for Special Education Teachers without a valid Arkansas
certificate in Special Education required
First year without Certification
Possess a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another
area
Have a Deficiency Removal Plan (DRP) or Alternative
Licensing Plan (ALP) that is approved by the Arkansas Department of Education,
Teacher Education and Licensure
Will have minimum of 6 hours toward completion of the DRP
or ALP by the end of the school year
The plan must clearly state “Special Education” in the
area at the top
Second Year without Certification
Have a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another
area
Have a DRP or Alternative Licensing Plan (ALP) that is
approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education and
Licensure
Have a minimum of 12 hours toward completion of the DRP
or the requirements set forth in the alternative plan by the end of the school
year
Third Year without Certification
Have a valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another
area
Have a DRP or Alternative Licensure Plan (ALP) that is
approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education, and
Licensure
Complete all required college hours required to meet
certification deficiencies by the end of the school year
Note
The DRP or Alternative Licensing Plan must be stamped, initialed, and dated
by the certification department. This will be considered the official
filing date. Certification must be completed within three years, with 6
hours of completion in the first year. Therefore, if this is the second
or third filing, the period for tracking the date of completion will begin from
the date of the first filing.
Provide copies of teaching certificates, current transcripts, DRP’s or
Alternative Licensing Plan (ALP), and, where appropriate, letters from the ADE
to the State Board to UMCH, Inc. Human Resources office.
Teachers attempting to correct certification deficiencies
Enrollment in a college or university to complete
coursework must commence whether the semester the person is employed with
UMCH/MBH or the one that immediately follows.
Regular reports outlying progress made toward meeting the
requirements of the DRP or Alternative Licensing Plan must be given to the
Director of Education and/or the Personnel Records Manager to be added to
employee’s record and sent to the supervisor of the Arkansas Department of
Education (ADE).
Individuals who are completing courses under an approved
deficiency removal plan or alternative licensing plan must complete a minimum
of 18 hours or the requirements set forth in the alternative licensing plan
during the three year period following filing of their plan.
If certification is not obtained at the end of the three
year period, the employed teacher will not be issued a contract for the coming
school year, and employment with UMCH and/or UMBH will be terminated at the end
of the school year. Exceptions to this will only be made if the teacher
has written documentation from the Arkansas Department of Education stating
reason(s) for non-compliance with the Alternate Licensing Plan.
Note
The Program Administrator and/or the Executive Committee will evaluate this
position at least every two years
Additional Requirements
Ability to document accurately and professionally
Experience working with “at-risk” youth or other populations with special
needs preferred
Ability as a self-motivator and the aptitude to work in a high stress fast
paced position with a minimal amount of supervision
Must be physically capable to receive verbal and written directions
Remains current in Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and
Seclusion/Restraint
Must be willing and able to work with all patients of Methodist Family
Health, regardless of gender
Must have good auditory, visual and olfactory ability
Use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls
Must be able to maintain effective audio, visual discrimination and
perception needed for making observations, communicating with others, reading
and writing, and operating office equipment and other treatment equipment
Must be able to use a telephone to communicate verbally and a computer to
communicate through written means, to review information and enter/retrieve
data, to see and read characters on a computer screen, chart or other treatment
items
Flu shot is mandatory and required for all positions (subject only to
qualified exemptions).
Job descriptions are not intended, nor should be construed, to be
all-inclusive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working
conditions associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be
an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right
to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties
as necessary.
