TEACHER - SUBSTITUTE

Located in Garfield Park, the child/adolescent partial hospitalization program (PHP) is designed for school-age children who may benefit from therapeutic behavioral health services but do not need 24-hour monitoring and adolescents ages 12 through 17 who struggle with a behavioral health disorder or mental health issues but are stable enough to live at home during treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction to patients while maintaining an orderly and disciplined structure in the classroom.
• Develops special interventions for patients unable to function within the classroom setting.
• Assists in curriculum development.
• Understands the basic growth and development milestones with appropriate interventions specific to the age and population served.
• Completes patient lesson plans.
• Completes and maintains all records as required.
• Maintains an adequate supply of appropriate instructional materials relative to patient’s age and functioning level.
• Assures the maintenance of a safe and sanitary environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s preferred.
• One year teaching ED/BD children and/or adolescents preferred.
• Valid Illinois substitute teaching certificate required.
• Knowledge of effective teaching skills and educational strategies with a special education population, individual and group management skills, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, and crisis and behavior management.