at Nexus Indian Oaks Family Healing in Onarga, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
A member of the Nexus family treatment programs, Nexus-Onarga Family Healing is located approximately 90 miles south of Chicago and only a few miles off of I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus Onarga provides boys ages 10 to 20 years old a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address their unhealthy sexual behaviors and their emotional and behavioral issues.
At Nexus, we believe in changing the course of a child's life by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health through trauma-informed care. We are a large nonprofit within the human services, mental health, and behavioral health sectors. Nexus is a growing, innovative organization focused on transforming our level of impact through a heightened focus on family expertise, healing complex trauma, and supporting high-stress youth and families.
In an Assistant Principal role, you would have the opportunity to lead a team of Educators at our onsite therapeutic Grand Prairie School in order to achieve and maintain a high-quality, therapeutic learning and treatment environment.
Required Education and Licensure:
Bachelor's degree with a Professional Educator License or School Support Personnel License
Master's Degree with School Leadership or Director of Special Education Endorsement
Minimum of 2 years special education experience
LBS1 Endorsement OR willing to obtain within 1 year of employment
First Aid/CPR/Infection Control/Blood Bourne Pathogen/TCI certification required.
Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements
Nice to Have:
1+ year of supervisory experience
Work Schedule & Salary:
Schedule:
Monday-Friday 7a-3:30p
Salary:
Salaried Position
Starting at $75,000-$80,000 annually
Primary responsibilities:
Develop & Maintain the Academic Program
In collaboration with School Principal, ensures the development and implementation of school curriculum that is current, outcomes- based, content and quality oriented, with a process for continual improvement.
Ensures all local and state accreditation requirements are maintained within established guidelines.
Assists with monitoring the Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) process and serves as the administrative representative at IEP meetings in the Principal's absence.
Communicates with resident's home school districts regarding the client's placement and related issues.
Teaching Assistant & Behavioral Specialist Leadership & Oversight
Participates in the interview and selection process for faculty and education staff and conduct thorough reference checks to satisfy Nexus' requirements of staff positions that will be direct reports (teaching assistants, behavior specialist, etc.).
Provides leadership and direction to all teaching assistants and behavior specialists; leads, coaches and develops employees, while setting clearly defined performance expectations and meaningful performance feedback.
Builds strong teams through the use of effective leadership and team-building components including communicating a clear mission to the team, outlining common goals and promoting shared accountability.
Actively monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of staff performance, as well as behavior management of students in the classroom setting.
Provides performance management for assigned staff on an ongoing basis and conduct formal performance evaluations that are timely, constructive, and effective; with the Human Resources Department regarding performance evaluations and disciplinary needs.
Conducts and facilitates faculty meetings in the absence of the Principal.
Academic Programming Support
Maintains the tracking system for school documentation requirements and deadlines for school reports (i.e., point sheets, incident reports, progress reports); ensures data and information is accurate and up to date.
Schedules IEP meetings with all appropriate external and internal parties and participates as required; engages in additional school meetings as required, including quarterly staffing meetings.
Develops and maintains trust, rapport and credibility with students, parents, guardians, home school districts, social service agencies to support the development of... For full info follow application link.
At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our clients, their families, and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, familial status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran, or disability status.
