Teacher/Residential Treatment Center-Little Rock Fillmore - 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 Behavioral Hospital. 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 Program Administrator and/or Lead Teacher regarding changes and/or
development of educational programs and procedures as they relate to the MFH education
programs.
Maintain client
records and files as required by licensing, funding, and certification codes.
Provide related
services and duties as requested by Administrator and/or Lead Teacher.
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 Lead Teacher and kept in the
employee’s personnel file.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited institution
Must hold a
valid Arkansas Teaching Certification in Special Education
Computer literacy
in Microsoft Applications
Qualification for Special Education Teachers without a
valid Arkansas certificate in Special Education
First year
without Certification
Possess a valid
Arkansas Teaching Certificate in another area.
Has 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. Personnel Department.
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.
