Teacher 1 (Science) $5,000 Sign On Bonus!

About the Role

DYS is seeking a Teacher 1 (Science) to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth. Specifically, the Teacher 1 (Science) will instruct students at Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility (CJCF) in academic Science programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide services which implement the DYS educational mission.
• Analyze records to identify students' immediate and long-range needs (e.g., utilize student analysis results and approved course of study to develop lesson plans for assignments and activities which meet identified students' needs).
• Provide individualized instruction and assistance.
• Administer, score, and interpret examination and proficiency indicators.
• Counsel students concerning their performance, behavior, and/or personal problems.
• Conduct on-going assessment of student progress to update records of students' needs and corresponding instructional and training programs.
• Counsel students regarding academic and behavioral progress.
• Document student progress (e.g., maintain students' performance reports for use in planning institutional, transitional, and community services for youth).
• Participate in institutional treatment activities.
• Care for and maintain all classroom equipment and learning aides.
• Prepare budgetary proposals; research, select, recommend, and requisition new educational resources (e.g., textbooks, learning aides).
• Maintain necessary inventories and order supplies and materials needed.
• Prepare and maintain required records (e.g., enrollment figures, grades, student progress) and submit reports as required (e.g., attendance, grades, discipline).
• Attend a variety of meetings (e.g., in-service training, treatment teams, student interviews).
• Maintain professional growth through participation in meetings, workshops, and formal education programs.

Qualifications

• Current Teacher Certificate appropriate for science and grade level to be assigned.
• Teacher 1, 71281, must also have baccalaureate degree or less.

Skills

• Juvenile Corrections
• Attention to Detail
• Building Trust
• Teamwork

Pay

$61,000 to $103,000

Schedule

Full-time; work hours 7 am - 3 pm. Classified indicator: Classified. Union: OEA/Scope.

Agency Overview

JOIN OUR TEAM! CHANGE LIVES WHILE BUILDING YOUR CAREER! We are transforming and saving lives at DYS! A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource. DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles: Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource; Treat everyone with respect; Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive; Provide the best support and services for youth and families; Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences; Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve; Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve.