TEACHER - 4 CORE SUBJECTS

UHS•Bradenton, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center - The Patriot Support Program, is an intensive inpatient residential treatment program that utilizes social/emotional therapy and trauma-informed care to serve adolescents (ages 11 to 17) of deployed and active-duty military families. The program builds upon the resiliency skills used to overcome challenges in their personal lives. Palm Shores is currently hiring a Florida certified teacher for our new classroom to support the children of military families. This classroom will focus regular academics including the learning gaps due to variation in curricula and standards as students move from one military location to the next. Our ideal candidate will have a military background and be a Florida certified teacher (grades 6-12) in the core subject areas (Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies) and ability to obtain the ESE certification. A student to direct care staff ratio is maintained throughout the school day for behavior support in the classroom with additional support from on-site psychiatrists, nursing staff, a board-certified behavior analyst, and therapists. We follow required state and county rules and regulations for a Hospital/Homebound site. Teachers are employees of the facility and not under a teacher contract/re-negotiation. About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university.
Florida Teaching Certification Required: Certified in the 4 Core Areas (grades 6-12)
ESE certification or ability to meet this requirement within 6 months
Knowledge of educational theories and classroom teaching strategies.
Ability to work with multi-level/multi-grade students in small class environment.
Computer literacy.
Commitment to facility mission and policies .
Background: Must be able to pass a Level 2 Background Screening to work in Healthcare (AHCA) and Pre-employment Drug Test.