School Teacher

Preferred Qualification: Bilingual in Spanish

About the role

This position provides direct academic instruction and support to elementary, middle, and secondary school age patients in the acute, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings. This position also communicates and coordinates with patient's home school to maintain or further academic progress. Plans and implements special events for the Hospital's school.

Responsibilities

• Plans and provides classroom instruction and behavioral management to grades pre-K through 12th grade.
• Plans and implements instruction using knowledge of disabilities and illnesses and their educational implications.
• Uses a variety of formal and informal assessments in all academic areas.
• Engages students in active learning by using a variety of effective teaching strategies.
• Communicates with patients' schools in order to assist with transitions back to school as needed.
• Provides a motivating learning environment by using a variety of effective teaching strategies, including special events.
• Maintains a safe, healing and learning environment.
• Trains, supervises, and evaluates volunteers in the classroom.
• Focuses interactions using Arizona education standards.
• Uses knowledge of special education laws and procedures.
• Coordinates instruction with patients' home schools.
• Participates on multi-disciplinary treatment teams to ensure coordinated treatment plan.
• Documents in patient medical record.
• Prepares reports as needed, such as productivity, statistics, attendance, usage of classroom, etc.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of teaching experience in a hospital school program OR Master's Degree or PhD in Education or Special Education.
• Current AZ Department of Education Teacher Certification or out of state certification with the ability to obtain an AZ certification within two years from date of hire.
• Ability to obtain BLS certification prior to first day of employment.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

• Hospital classroom experience (preferred).
• Two (2) years classroom experience in Special Education (preferred).
• Teaching experience within various grade levels and subject areas (preferred).
• Special Education Certification (preferred).
• Multi/bilingual (preferred).

Schedule

Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Physical Requirements

• Climbing - Occasionally
• Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Occasionally
• Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Pushing/pulling - Constantly
• Reaching - Constantly
• Sitting - Constantly
• Standing - Constantly
• Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Tasting/smelling - Occasionally
• Walking - Constantly
• Near Vision - Constantly
• Far Vision - Constantly
• Color Discrimination - Occasionally
• Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
• Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
• Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally