Director, Special Education

Benchmark Behavioral Health is looking for an innovative, caring and compassionate SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR to join our collaborative team. Benchmark brings hope and inspiration through individualized care in a safe and nurturing environment to give strength and courage to our young residents. We pride ourselves on our flexible and diverse work culture. If you want a career where you have the freedom and autonomy to teach in a creative environment, then this is the job for you! We have small class sizes of 10-12 students.We are a part of *Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation's largest and most respected health care providers, operating more than 300+ facilities. We are a growing, private residential psychiatric facility that, for 30 years has a proven reputation of providing supportive and caring services for adolescents. We are passionate about quality care and are seeking an individual who shares our vision and will become an integral piece of our professional team.

Work Schedule: Full-time salaried exempt Monday - Friday YEAR ROUND

Salary Scale: $66,355 - 81,694 per year dependent on degree, certifications and year of teaching experience

Your benefits and perks will include:

• Paid Time Off - Earn up to threeweeks of PTOby the end of your first year
• Medical insurance - Our premiums are affordable andoffice visits are only 20.00
• Telehealth Visits are free and include therapists!
• Dental insurance - Amazing coverage plustwo exams and cleanings for free annually
• Vision insurance -Full coveragefor exams, lenses, frames and contacts
• 401(k) with aCOMPANY MATCH + discounted stock purchase plan with UHS*
• FREE Life and Accidental Death insurance and FREE meals during work

Your goals and objectives will include:

• Oversee the Special Education instruction school-wide
• Manage a caseload of students
• Occasionally teach or work with students in small groups or one-on-one settings.
• Identify students who need academic or social/behavior interventions
• Contact parent/guardian monthly of assigned unit and provide educational update, keep documentation of contacts.
• Maintain documentation for multi-state accreditation and regulatory audits: updated list of employees, current licenses for all licensed employees, hospital licenses, fire and safety training and monthly drills, hospital and school policies, attestations, and assurances. Complete recertification every two years for Utah State Board of Education.
• Track Incident Reports and Behavior Emergency Reports make sure they are accurate, emailed to the correct school district personnel, put hard copy in file within 24hrs. of occurrence

Your qualifications and experience include:

• We are looking for a experienced teacher with excellent interpersonal skills and a sense of humor who thrives while working with adolescent males
• You must have the ability and interest to work with students at different grade and skill levels
• Utah Secondary Teaching license with Special Education endorsement REQUIRED

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