Camp Academic Coodinator

About the role

The Temporary Academic Coordinator at Camp Wediko is responsible for creating and implementing a program-wide curriculum that allows students to practice skills in a classroom setting. This role involves structuring and managing classrooms conducive to learning, collaborating with various team members, and ensuring students achieve academic success.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement a program-wide curriculum that allows students to practice skills in a classroom setting.
• Structure and manage classrooms that are conducive to learning.
• Have an understanding and working knowledge of the clinical, academic, and learning needs of each student.
• Set achievable learning objectives for each classroom.
• Collaborate with other program leadership team members and outside providers as needed to ensure students can experience academic success in the classroom.
• Assign students to classrooms based on academic, learning, and clinical needs.
• Oversee the development of lesson plans created by Teachers and Teaching Assistants.
• Facilitate ongoing professional development and provide direct supervision for Think City team.
• Observe classrooms to ensure curriculums and lesson plans are being carried out with fidelity.
• Ensure necessary materials are ordered and on hand to support curriculum.
• Teach, model, and utilize behavioral management and de-escalation strategies, including restraints, as taught and outlined in the training model.
• Utilize agency policies when responding to emergencies, including reporting safety concerns to Program Management and/or Program Directors.
• Communicate and problem solve with guardians, teachers from sending school districts, and other outside providers about the academic success of students as needed.
• Collaborate with team members, Clinical Supervisors, Nurses, Family Therapists, Program Coordinators, Program Managers, and Program Directors to ensure students are receiving the best treatment and care possible.
• Successfully complete First Aid, CPR, and Medication Distribution Training.
• Provide ongoing administrative functions, including client documentation, and end of summer discharge paperwork.

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Education or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience managing a staff team in an academic setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to approach personnel challenges in a supportive and creative manner.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Abilities Required

• The ability to walk the rugged terrain of our outdoor campus.
• The ability to work in hot and humid temperatures and rain.
• The ability to bend, hold, and lift as indicated by behavioral management techniques.
• Transportation to one of the pick-up and drop-off locations at the beginning and end of summer (Manchester airport, Boston Logan airport, or direct transport to and from campus).
• Participation in two weeks of training prior to attendees arrival day and a week following their departure day to allow time for documentation, debrief, and clean up of the physical campus.

Benefits

Valuing Diversity: We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports these values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.