Responsibilities

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center is hiring for a Certified Florida Teacher in Science or English/Reading. Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center offers intensive residential psychiatric services for adolescents including behavioral, emotional and psychiatric interventions. Our treatment philosophy is based on trauma-informed care principles and offers distinct progressive phases of care. The Hospital/Homebound school within the facility contracts with the Manatee County school district to provide a small classroom educational environment to residential patients. The teacher will use their knowledge of student development to be flexible and responsive to student learning by adjusting lessons, responding to student individual needs, and persisting in providing a variety of approaches when students have difficulties. 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. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Blended learning atmosphere with average classroom size to students. Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan starts at day Health Savings Account Life Insurance Provided (K) with company match and discounted stock plan Competitive pay Paid Time Off Professional development assistance Employee Assistance Program Employee Discount More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:

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Qualifications

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university. Certification Required: Florida Department of Education certification for English and Reading (6-) or Science (6-). ESE certification required or ability to meet this requirement. Additional Skills/Requirements Ability to work with multi-level/multi-grade students in small class environment. Computer literacy. Stable emotional makeup required to work in a fast paced environment with frequent interruptions. Pass a Level 2 background check and pre-employment drug screen.