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Special Education TeacherIntermountain Healthcare • Murray , UT
Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Intermountain Healthcare • Murray , UT
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

: The Special Education Teacher is responsible for identifying the educational needs of day treatment patients, functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in matters relating to educational programming and transition planning. Provides patient individualized education on an individual and group level. Provides classroom skills assessment, academic skills evaluation, educational programming and transition planning to treatment patients. Provides educational counseling services and recommendations to parents regarding the educational needs of their children. Participates, along with the Special Education Supervisor, clinical staff, parents, and receiving school personnel, in transition planning to a patient’s community-based school at discharge from treatment.

View the video below to hear a current caregiver answer the question, what are some of the challenges students at Mount Saint Vincent face?

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Us.

Intermountain Health Mount Saint Vincent is one of the Rocky Mountain region's premier providers of pediatric behavioral healthcare, foster care services, preschool through eighth grade education, and trauma-informed training — all focused on children and their families. For 141 years, our innovative programs have helped children reach their full potential within their homes, schools, and communities. Our focus on trauma-informed care makes us one of Colorado's most highly regarded human services agencies.

​We support children and their families across a continuum of care that includes therapeutic, educational, and counseling programs.

We.

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Shift Details : Day shift : Monday through Friday (7 : 30am - 3 : 30pm)

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree obtained from an accredited institution. Education is verified.
  • Current Colorado teaching licensure.
  • Special education generalist endorsement (per Colorado licensure)
  • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated teaching ability
  • Proficiency in computer applications
  • Positive driving motor vehicle (DMV) record, proof of current automobile insurance coverage, and a copy of a valid and current driver's license
  • Basic Life Support and First Aid within 30 days of employment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years of special education experience
  • Two years of experience in a mental health or healthcare setting
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish
  • Essential Functions

  • Ensures classroom adheres to the Colorado Department of Education and State Licensing requirements and guidelines.
  • Provides specialized instruction to students with moderate to severe emotional and behavioral concerns.
  • Provides educational assessment using academic-psycho-educational test batteries in accordance with department guidelines to develop a baseline for planning care and school disposition. May provide formal or informal assessment not limited to psycho-educational tests.
  • Develops and implements individualized education plans and behavior intervention plans to provide appropriate instruction and a positive learning experience.
  • Utilizes trauma-informed care to establish and maintain strong relationships with patients, effectively interpret behavior, and appropriately respond to meets the patient’s needs. Is attuned to the cultural differences among the children, families, and caregivers and responds in a sensitive and professional manner.
  • Fosters a positive learning environment for patients through structured curriculum and customized educational activities to meet individual needs and to promote academic achievement.
  • Collaborates with public and private educational systems to obtain and communicate educational information in accordance with educational law and department guidelines to arrange appropriate educational services and transition plans.
  • Anticipates and diffuses patient behaviors that have the likelihood to lead to out-of-control behaviors. Responds calmly and safely to escalating behaviors, asks for assistance as needed, and responds with a team-based approach.
  • Satisfy all Intermountain Health requirements. Maintains constant compliance with appropriate (on and off-site) school accreditation standards. Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Skills

  • Child development
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Special Education
  • Behavioral Health
  • Customer Service
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Trauma informed care
  • Patient care
  • Documentation
  • Classroom Management
  • Physical Requirements

  • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
  • Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients / clients, and visitors require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
  • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
  • Ability to regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Employee must be physically able to use crisis prevention / intervention techniques including physical management of a child, running to prevent a runaway incident. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, run or crawl.
  • #MSV

    Physical Requirements :

    Location :

    Mount St Vincent Home

    Work City : Denver

    Work State : Colorado

    Scheduled Weekly Hours :

    40

    The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

    $ - $

    We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

    Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

    Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

    At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process.

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