School Teacher

FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES•Forest City, IA

About The Position

The School Teacher is responsible to meet the educational needs of clients. Activities include educational planning & services, asset management, behavior management, documentation, support agency/program mission & values, and meet responsible work performance standards. Four Oaks has collaborated with local school districts across the state of Iowa to create unique and innovative school-based programs to meet the needs of at-risk students. Currently there are several supervised suspension and detention centers, conduct disorder and specific intervention/discipline classrooms and special education staff in-service training. At Four Oaks, we believe that every child needs the opportunity to succeed. It’s more than our mission – it’s the passion that permeates everything we do. Four Oaks has grown to become one of the state’s largest agencies devoted to child welfare, juvenile justice and behavioral health. We recognize that children come to us from a variety of circumstances, which makes it important for us to reach kids and families where they are right now. For that reason, we provide prevention, intervention and treatment programs and services. Four Oaks offers a comprehensive benefit package, excellent wages and a casual work environment!

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age
Bachelor’s Degree in Education with Behavioral Disorder certification and four years of related experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Education and five years of relevant experience OR commensurate equivalents of education & experience

Responsibilities

Assess educational needs of client
Develops and implements an educational plan designed to meet client needs
Provides a safe learning environment
Maintains behavioral controls in classroom
Interfaces with school systems to provide continuous educational services
Interfaces with program staff to ensure that the educational components of the treatment plan are met
Provides consistent, individualized reinforcement to client behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors
Utilizes a proactive/preventative method of intercepting problems to neutralize them before they escalate
Strategically utilizes identified behavior management techniques and other de-escalation techniques
Assists clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self-correct
Understands the impact of client’s behaviors on their own actions/reactions in the workplace and to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions
Knows the population and is aware of individualized treatment plan
Establishes a therapeutic relationship with the client based on trust & respect
Evaluates the impact of behavioral, group treatment and life-space interventions and provides direction and feedback
Assures consistent, ongoing and timely provision for basic client needs
Effectively participates with team to review case progress and provide best programming