Academic Coordinator Full Time

Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health offers short term residential treatment programs for teens struggling with mental health, substance abuse, or behavior issues in a comfortable home like environment. The Academic Coordinator will be overseeing our 6 bed adolescent treatment centers in Walnut Creek and Lafayette. 

Essential Functions:

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that client’s academic needs are met alongside their mental health needs.
• Collaborate with clients and families to develop an individualized academic program including learning goals for each student during their time in RTC.
• Travels between 2 different programs within the Pod Structure to be present for daily school time
• Facilitates positive learning experiences for clients and provides 1:1 support with schoolwork
• Comfortable participating and collaborating in IEP meetings for clients, able to provide parents with assistance in advocating for their child in IEP meetings
• Collaborate with parents to get Release of Information forms completed for schools and provide school notes if needed
• Understanding of common accommodations schools are able to provide students with learning differences, ADHD, emotional disturbance
• Collaborates with school counselors/teachers to ensure client’s academic needs are met.
• Maintains safety of students through close observation and monitoring through “line of sight” supervision.
• Consults with Primary Therapist, Program Directors, Ed Consultants and parents  providing recommendations and accommodations
• Provides weekly updates to parents on client’s academic progress
• Demonstrates an understanding of reading transcripts and academic credits, alternative school options including GED, virtual school options, community colleges, vocational schools
• May create and facilitate weekly study skills groups as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Must feel comfortable tutoring students in High School English and Algebra 1
• Ability to stay calm in crisis situations, possess a passion for working with individuals struggling w/ mental health issues
• Must have excellent time management skills with strong attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proficient in navigating Microsoft Suite and internet based school platforms
• Must possess a valid California driver’s license and have a reliable means of transportation
• Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes
• Demonstrates knowledge of IEP and 504 plans preferred or willingness to learn
• Must be willing to interact with COVID-positive clients, as needed
• Must be willing to travel between our onsite locations in Walnut Creek and Lafayette

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience tutoring middle or high school students preferred
• Customer service experience preferred

Payrate: $26-28/hr 
Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm

 

Benefits:

• Health Insurance, Dental, 401k
• PTO, Sick, and Holidays
• Free on-site lunch made by our wonderful Chefs!
• Supportive and beautiful home environment 
• Our employees voted us as a certified Great Place to Work

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