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Cumberland Heights Foundation, Inc.
Pegram, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

We are looking for you! Do you want to be a part of the team that transforms lives? Cumberland Heights is more than a campus, it’s a community. Our mission is providing the highest quality care possible for persons and families who are at risk for or who are suffering from the disease of chemical dependency. Treatment encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of recovery by offering a safe, loving and healing environment, combining professional excellence and the principles of the Twelve Steps.

Cumberland Heights Foundation offers a comprehensive benefits program, which includes :

  • Medical, Dental and Vision effective 1st day of month following 28 days of employment
  • Employer Contribution for Health Saving Account or Health Reimbursement Account
  • 401K with Company match and eligibility after 90 days of employment
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual beginning day (1) one and up to 20 days of PTO the first year

POSITION SUMMARY

The Self-Contained Classroom Teacher provides classroom instruction for multiple grade levels of adolescents, ages 13-18 years, in a non-traditional classroom setting. This position is responsible for managing student records, communicating with school systems, and ensuring that individual learning plans and curriculums are followed. This position ensures that all educational services provided are in compliance with Tennessee Department of Education Rules and Regulations governing residential (transient) school services. This position reports directly to the Teaching Principal and / or Director of Adolescent Services under ARCH Academy, which is an accredited Category I non-public high school.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

  • Provides year-round, multi-grade level instruction to primary and extended care patients participating in residential rehabilitation at an alcohol and drug addiction treatment center.
  • Communicates and consults with referring family members and / or guardians, zoned school systems, teaching colleagues and other referral sources concerned with student achievement, behavior and development while in treatment setting.
  • Works closely with teaching principal of ARCH Academy in planning, record keeping, and delivery of curriculum provided by individual schools to students
  • Gathers information from a variety of sources (i.e., home school, administrators, teachers and / or parents) for assessment of referred primary and extended care patients and in identifying the learning needs of students.
  • Assists in development, selection and delivery of classroom materials, considering factors such as individual needs, abilities, learning levels and physical limitations of students
  • Accommodates the varied learning styles and developmental levels within the self-contained classroom setting
  • Arranges and adjusts assistive technology and equipment utilized by the students in the classroom to assist in meeting individual needs
  • Manages behavior in ways that motivate the learning process and the development of self-esteem in conjunction with Twelve Step philosophy
  • Reports student progress, maintains up-to-date records of student progress, and delivers instruction according to appropriate grade level placement and IEP expectations
  • Maintains and provides up-to-date lesson plans and program planning for students with special needs.
  • Assists in integrating primary and extended care patients back into their regular school setting upon completion of residential treatment program
  • Participates in the evaluation process by the teaching principal and program director as provided by the Tennessee Department of Education Rules and Regulations.
  • Participates in training, feedback, and daily supervision of students in primary and extended care program
  • Participates in training as described by the Tennessee Department of Education School Approval Process.
  • Documents pertinent clinical information into the electronic patient record.
  • Ensures that a welcoming, safe and healing environment is maintained for each patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
  • Recommends ways to improve the quality and delivery of services.
  • Ensures proper handling and distribution of company funds.
  • Maintains confidentiality of company and patient information.
  • Reacts productively to change.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

    None

    Requirements :

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Current Tennessee Professional or Apprentice-level teaching license required in either English / Launguage / Arts, Mathematics, Science or Social studies for High School (Grades 9-12) required.
  • Minimum two (2) years experience in teaching field or related environment preferred.
  • Must be able to speak and articulate clearly in English
  • Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, judgment and analytical skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Intermediate computers skills with various software programs and other related classroom equipment
  • Ability to instruct multiple subjects at one time in a self-contained classroom setting
  • Knowledge of student state testing requirements, including AYP / EOC
  • Knowledge of appropriate management and spending of Title 1 funding
  • Excellent organizational skills for managing student records, individual learning plans, and multi-grade curriculum delivery;
  • Ability to motivate students in the learning process while managing behavior in ways that motivate the learning process and the development of self-esteem in conjunction with Twelve Step philosophy
  • Knowledge and ability to apply information regarding age / cultural / population specific characteristics to patients in self-contained classroom setting
  • Must be able to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with other employees and to effectively communicate with all customers
  • Must be able to maintain a therapeutic environment using a variety of behavior management skills, including the ability to de-escalate a person in crisis in a calm and supportive manner;
  • Must be able to become and maintain Handle With Care, CPR / AED, and First Aid certified
  • Ability to attain knowledge of the Twelve Step philosophy with the ability to apply information regarding specific characteristics to the self-contained classroom setting;
  • If recovering, one (1) of abstinence required with With five years strongly preferred.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • Position is in an office setting that involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions.
  • Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds and push / pull up to 20 pounds
  • Must be able to see, hear and move quickly enough to provide for the safety and instructional needs of the patients
  • Must be able to sit, walk, stand, and reach for extended periods
  • Position may have direct contact with volatile persons who require additional safety precautions.
  • This position has HIPAA clearance in regards to the medical records of patients in assigned area.
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