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Residential Staff
Year Round Special Education Teacher
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Residential Staff
Job Profile and Description:
Salem4youth, a non-profit, Christian organization, is a residential treatment facility for at-risk male youth. Salem4youth offers a behavior program, school, vocational and horse program aimed at redirecting habitual, delinquent, and negative behaviors to positive, socially acceptable patterns. Salem4youth’s treatment philosophy focuses on acceptable, external behaviors while focusing on a heart change through God’s Word.
A full package of benefits is offered to Full-Time employees that include paid vacation, holiday pay, medical/dental/vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability and paid meals.
The applicant must be able to participate in physical training activities and be capable of physically restraining a student if and when necessary. Salem4youth employs Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) to de-escalate situations which sometimes requires restraining within protocol.
Standard Summary
Our prime candidate will teach students with social-emotional, and/or educationally challenging problems, by utilizing a behavior modification program adopted by the organization. He/she will actively participate with colleagues in improvement activities, curriculum development, teaming, and collaboration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for overseeing the cottage and its residents at night and into the morning
• Able to engage in de-escalation techniques, intervene in crisis situations, and physically restrain residents when necessary
• Enforce clear, consistent cottage rules and daily routines for residents through the use of the level system
• Supervise daily tasks/activities, chores, laundry, breakfast and devotions
• Provide assistance as assigned with flexibility in work hours
• Providing breakfast for residents
• Grading point sheets and making sure residents are on the correct level
• Leading devotions in the morning
• Handling and distributing appropriate medications to the clients.
• Must be committed to the mission, core values, and vision of Salem
Education Requirements and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• At least 3 years of experience working with at-risk youth preferred
Other Qualifications:
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must possess a current driver’s license with a positive driving record
• Positive work record required
Competencies
• Ability to work along clients with learning disabilities
• Ability to implement appropriate behavior management and control while effectively communicating with the students, parents, and other professionals required.
• Ability to develop reports and maintain records required
• Analytical skills required
• Provide assistance as assigned with flexibility in work hours
• Problem-solving skills required
• Decision-making skills required
• Attention to detail required
• Organizational skills required
• Creativity required
• Flexibility required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team required
• Ability to manage stressful situations required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality required
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines required
• Ability to participate and assist in restraining activities
Please email your resume to residentialstaff@salem4youth.com
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Job Profile and Description:
Salem4youth, a non-profit, Christian organization, is a residential treatment facility for at-risk male youth. Salem4youth offers a behavior program, school, vocational and horse program aimed at redirecting habitual, delinquent, and negative behaviors to positive, socially acceptable patterns. Salem4youth’s treatment philosophy focuses on acceptable, external behaviors while focusing on a heart change through God’s Word.
A full package of benefits is offered to Full-Time employees that include paid vacation, holiday pay, medical/dental/vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability and paid meals.
The applicant must be able to participate in physical training activities and be capable of physically restraining a student if and when necessary. Salem4youth employs Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) to de-escalate situations which sometimes requires restraining within protocol.
Standard Summary
Our prime candidate will teach students with social-emotional, and/or educationally challenging problems, by utilizing a behavior modification program adopted by the organization. This candidate develops appropriate lesson plans that accommodate the range of learning styles and specialized needs of students in the classroom when the computer program is not sufficient to meet the needs of the student. The candidate will create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement, and self-motivation. He/she will actively participate with colleagues in school improvement activities, curriculum development, teaming, and collaboration. The candidate must maintain all appropriate special education forms, Individual Education Programs (IEP's), and other job related records mandated by the V.P. of Program Development, which includes but is not limited to, the documentation of progress on academic and social-emotional goals and objectives.
Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree preferred
• Special Education degree and certification LBS1 required.
• Knowledge to teach Algebra I and II as well as Geometry
Experience:
• Experience with diagnosing and meeting the educational needs of special education students
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience preferred
Competencies
• Ability to work with students with learning disabilities required
• Ability to plan and implement lesson plans appropriate for students with IEP’s and implement instructional methodologies to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities required
• Ability to implement appropriate classroom management and control and effectively communicate with the students, parents, and other professionals required
• Ability to develop reports and maintain records required
• Strong knowledge of course subject matter required
• Knowledge of instructional methodologies required
• Ability to develop curricula, lesson plans and assessment tools required
• Analytical skills required
• Problem-solving skills required
• Decision-making skills required
• Attention to detail required
• Organizational skills required
• Computational skills required
• Creativity required
• Flexibility required
• Interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team required
• Ability to manage stressful situations required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality required
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines required
• Ability to participate and assist in restraining activities
Please email your resume to YearRoundSpecialEducationTeacher@salem4youth.com
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We are looking for a full-time Residential Leader to work approximately 40 hours a week mentoring and supervising troubled teen boys.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of a large family residence, including various paperwork, domestic responsibilities, and other assigned duties including administrative directives.
Work closely with other staff as a team in carrying out responsibilities while in the work place.
Responsible for the management and oversight of a cottage of residents, totaling up to 16 residents.
Enforce clear, consistent rules and daily routines for residents through the use of the level system.
Supervise student daily tasks/activities, including chores, laundry, homework, meal times, chapel, recreation, athletic games, etc.
Responsible for teaching and developing social skills, self-help skills, academic skills and independent living skills to the residents that are in their charge.
Responsible for fostering the moral and spiritual development of each resident through a broad array of activities.
Responsible for coordinating each resident’s daily activities with the Director of Residential Services, the Biblical Counselor and Case Manager regarding the overall treatment plan for each resident.
Responsible for supporting each resident’s vocational and educational goals as pertains to each treatment plan.
Responsible for mentoring residents through personal, relational, and educational issues, utilizing a Scripture-based approach.
Involved in treatment team meetings, discussing and giving input regarding treatment plans for each resident.
Responsible for providing residents with the tools that they need to replace poor behavioral patterns with redemptive patterns of living.
Responsible for providing a firm, yet grace-based approach to mentoring, while daily living with residents.
May need to engage in conflict resolution, crisis intervention and physical restraint, in extreme situations and when absolutely necessary.
Responsible for communicating with families of the resident as necessary, for the purpose of discussing their overall progress.
Responsible for maintaining a clean living standard in the cottage, holding residents accountable for that standard.
Responsible for assisting in the planning of menus and the purchase of food for the household.
Responsible for managing and staying within an established cottage budget.
Accurately complete all paperwork and submit it on time.
Must be committed to the Mission, Core Values, and Vision of Salem.
Education and Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention)
CPR Certified
Married couple preferred.
3-5 years experience working with troubled youth or comparable environment preferred.
Ability to communicate, both verbally and through the written word.
Please email your resume to residentialleader@salem4youth.com
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