What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Coordinator position at Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health?
At Evolve Treatment Centers, we provide the highest caliber of behavioral health care for adolescents 12 to 17 years old struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues.
The Academic Coordinator serves as the dedicated point-person for all things academic for our clients and families during treatment. This role involves providing tutoring and supervision to clients during dedicated school time, coordinating with schools to ensure clients have schoolwork, linking families with academic resources, and supporting families through the IEP process. This position will work between 2 our two sites in Tarzana providing academic support for 12 clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure that client’s academic needs are met alongside their mental health needs.
- Collaborate with clients and families to develop an individualized academic program including learning goals for each student during their time in RTC.
- Travels between 2 different programs within the Pod Structure to be present for daily school time
- Facilitates positive learning experiences for clients and provides 1:1 support with schoolwork
- Comfortable participating and collaborating in IEP meetings for clients, able to provide parents with assistance in advocating for their child in IEP meetings
- Collaborate with parents to get Release of Information forms completed for schools and provide school notes if needed
- Understanding of common accommodations schools are able to provide students with learning differences, ADHD, emotional disturbance
- Collaborates with school counselors/teachers to ensure client’s academic needs are met.
- Maintains safety of students through close observation and monitoring through “line of sight” supervision.
- Consults with Primary Therapist, Program Directors, Ed Consultants and parents providing recommendations and accommodations
- Provides weekly updates to parents on client’s academic progress
- Demonstrates an understanding of reading transcripts and academic credits, alternative school options including GED, virtual school options, community colleges, vocational schools
- May create and facilitate weekly study skills groups as needed
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's Degree
- Must feel comfortable tutoring students in High School English and Algebra 1
- Ability to stay calm in crisis situations, possess a passion for working with individuals struggling w/ mental health issues
- Must have excellent time management skills with strong attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly proficient in navigating Microsoft Suite and internet based school platforms
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license and have a reliable means of transportation
- Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes
- Demonstrates knowledge of IEP and 504 plans preferred or willingness to learn
- Must be willing to interact with COVID-positive clients, as needed
- Experience tutoring middle or high school students preferred
- Customer service experience preferred
- $24.00 - $26.00 Hourly
Salary : $24 - $26
