Educational Support Specialist in London

Overview

Educational Support Specialist at Justice Resource Institute. Littleton Academy is a residential treatment setting for latency-aged students that specializes in trauma informed care. Littleton provides 24-hour comprehensive care including a school on site, a full clinical staff, nursing staff, and direct care staff.

Responsibilities

• YOU will support students and staff in the classrooms and residential milieu as needed.
• YOU will complete written reports including IEP progress reports, treatment reports and rounds.
• YOU will provide coverage for classes when teachers are out.
• YOU will support students 1:1 as needed.
• YOU will support students before school at breakfast, and on non-school days in the milieu, through providing student supervision, educational groups and educational field trips as appropriate for individuals/groups of students.
• YOU will support the Director of Education and Assistant Program Director with tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Bachelor\\\’s degree in education or related field.
• Special Education license preferred but not required.
• At least 1 year experience as a supervisor and administrator.
• At least 3 years of experience working in Special Education with young adults with emotional disabilities.
• Candidates with experience working with adolescents in an alternative school setting or treatment program are preferred.
• Maintain a valid driver\\\’s license.
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Why JRI

• Be who you are! JRI is committed to creating a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and opportunity, where every employee is valued and supported in making a meaningful impact.
• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Bachelor\\\’s degree in education or related field.
• Special Education license preferred but not required.
• At least 1 year experience as a supervisor and administrator.
• At least 3 years of experience working in Special Education with young adults with emotional disabilities.
• Candidates with experience working with adolescents in an alternative school setting or treatment program are preferred.
• Maintain a valid driver\\\’s license.
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

JRI is an equal opportunity employer.