Academic Coordinator

Job Description

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 assignedQualifications:

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 preferredPayrate: $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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