What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSRI -Educational Director, Mount Pleasant Academy position at The City of Providence?
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Position Summary: Part-time position responsible for the development, implementation, and supervision of the provision of educational services at Mount Pleasant Academy. Develops and maintains the school’s policy and procedures manuals, ensures the school’s accreditation and licensure, and represents the school and Agency on external committees, focus groups, and councils.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Supervision of faculty
- Implementation of all IEPs and 504 Plans
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal education and related laws/regulations
- Development & supervision of curriculum and assessments
- Program and service growth/development
- Participation on appropriate statewide committees, groups, etc.
- Participation in utilization management and multidisciplinary treatment teams as needed
- Assist in the recruitment and training of faculty members
- Supervision teachers and related staff, including undergraduate and graduate student teachers
- Regular review of faculty lesson plans
- Consultation to and from School’s clinical staff to ensure overall quality and comprehensive care for students and their families
- Consult and train Agency employees in educational and special education policies, regulations, interpretation of assessments, and educational advocacy
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Requires RI Provisional Certification as Administrator of Special Education
- Experience with BD/ED children
- Supervisory experience
- Computer literacy.
- Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Travel to and from clients residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to participate in physical crisis intervention with students as needed
Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
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