Southwood Psychiatric Hospital offers comprehensive mental health treatment programs for children and adolescents ages 3-21 whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness. Our facility near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provides many levels of care to help your child or adolescent start healing from the mental health challenge they are facing. 

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital’s intellectual developmental disability and autism spectrum disorder program is a residential program that provides treatment for males ages 6-21 who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental challenges associated with a learning disability or autism spectrum disorder. To receive care in the IDD/ASD program at our facility residents must have a mental health diagnosis in addition to an intellectual developmental disability or autism spectrum disorder.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Research and evaluate the curricula, teaching procedures and educational materials within the facility’s education system.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Prepare and implement short-term and long-term plans for the program with staff input in order to ensure ongoing growth and excellence in the educational program.

· Develop the program's mission, philosophy, standards, policies and procedures.

· Provide oversight of the education programs of the facility

· Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.

· Assist in the development and implementation of cost containment efforts for the program.

· Oversee the selection process of staff based on program's acuity level.

· Maintain a working relationship with local school district personnel to enhance public awareness of the education program at the facility.

· Responsible for the investigation of unusual incidents and grievances and take appropriate action.

· Emphasize and role model the importance of maintaining a therapeutic classroom environment that encourages and supports student's rights.

· Support an environment conducive to professional growth and learning by providing staff development programs to improve competence.

· Participate in interdepartmental activities to improve communication.

· Act as representative and liaison in the community and other service system agency contacts.

· Participate in staff development designed to meet individual professional needs.

· Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

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EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· Master's degree in education required.

· Two or more years’ experience in the educational field with program supervision experience preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

· Current state teacher's license/certification

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal  employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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