Recovery Center Teacher, SARGENT, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is one of the country’s leading schools of health and rehabilitation sciences. Home to more than 1,300 undergraduate and 600+ graduate students, Sargent College combines outstanding faculty and cutting-edge research to provide superb education and clinical experiences. The college has more than 25 on-campus research facilities, clinical centers, and labs. It offers top-ranked degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, language and hearing sciences, health science, human physiology, behavior and health, and nutrition.

The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, situated within Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Science, has been devoted to improving the lives of individuals with psychiatric conditions for over 40 years. Our Research, Training, and Services divisions work to achieve this goal by researching and developing new interventions, by disseminating new advancements and programs to the field, and by providing programming that teaches critical skills to promote success in whatever goals our participants may have as students, workers, and citizens.

The Center’s Services division is currently inviting applicants for a Recovery Center Teacher position. These part-time positions teach recovery and wellness content to persons with serious mental health conditions in a classroom setting. Key skills for this position include strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster a supportive environment for students in our program.

Essential functions: 

• Engage with recovery education students to assist in their recovery, their education and building relationships.
• Developing and preparing class materials.
• Facilitating class content and exercises in class.
• Attending staff meetings to ensure up-to-date knowledge of department practices and policies.

The Recovery Center Teacher will sustain and support a culture that celebrates the diversity of individuals and ideas, which values accountability, collaboration, and innovation. The Center believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty and staff is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of all our work. To that, we are especially eager to add to our team a colleague who supports our commitment to ensuring the Center is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all constituents can thrive. The Center seeks to continue diversifying our staff, recognizing that diversity of experience and thought strengthens the work that we do and the value we bring to every community we serve.

This is a part-time, in-person position (expected to be 6-15 hours per week depending on final class schedule). Tuesday/Thursday availability required.

Position Requirements:

• 3 years of related experience, and 1 year should be directly related

Any one of the following:

• Certification as a peer specialist
• Participation in peer facilitation courses
• Past experience in the Center’s Recovery Education Program as a student

Required Skills

Position Requirements:

• 3 years of related experience, and 1 year should be directly related

Any one of the following:

• Certification as a peer specialist
• Participation in peer facilitation courses
• Past experience in the Center’s Recovery Education Program as a student

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.