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About the Role

Nexus Family Healing - Austin, MN is hiring a Math Teacher for New Dominion School, our on-campus school. Enjoy small class sizes, full-time Teaching Assistants in every classroom, and support from Behavior and Residential Staff. Lead students to their highest potential.

Responsibilities

• Assess educational needs and the progress of assigned students in cooperation with other members of the school team.
• Provide instruction to assigned students in classes of expertise.
• Prepare lesson plans suitable to the environment, age group, and class mix on the assigned subject area(s).
• Assist students individually, serving as a champion and advocate for each student's learning, social, and emotional growth.
• Remain apprised of the latest and emerging teaching techniques to meet the needs of emotionally and behaviorally challenged students in a residential setting.
• Provide assessments of progress to academic goals.
• Continually look for new approaches to instruction and class content, and be responsive to students’ needs.
• Collaborate with internal staff and communicate with students, coworkers, and leaders respectfully and professionally.
• Provide crisis intervention within the classroom setting and apply HWC de-escalation techniques.
• Create a positive and supportive classroom climate for both learning and treatment.
• Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with students and emphasize student responsibility in the educational program.
• Recognize student achievement and provide appropriate reinforcement, acknowledgement, and recognition, while redirecting student behavior opportunities and maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Communicate students’ academic and behavioral successes and failures through written and verbal communication to both fellow educational staff and treatment team staff.
• Incorporate cultural diversity into all aspects of educational programming and instruction.
• Ensure confidentiality regarding students is in compliance with all licensing agencies, company policy, COA, and HIPAA guidelines.
• Develop or assist in developing IEPs, test ability levels, and coordinate meetings with other members of the IEP team where appropriate.
• Attend faculty/staff meetings, IEP staffings, and participate in additional meetings and training sessions as required.
• Support the Nexus treatment philosophy and modalities.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an educational discipline is required.
• Active teacher’s licensure/certification required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements.
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Must be able to successfully pass a MN criminal background check.
• Must successfully complete a two-day Handle with Care training and exam.
• 2 years previous teaching experience preferred.
• Active teacher’s licensure/certification specialization in the areas EBD, LD, SED and TMH.
• Must be able to assist staff in physical and non-physical interventions with residents.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours).
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a school.

Skills

• Behavior management strategies
• Teaching techniques
• Crisis intervention
• HWC de-escalation techniques
• Cultural diversity incorporation
• IEP development

Location

• 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 2 years previous teaching experience preferred

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in an educational discipline
• Active teacher’s licensure/certification

Salary/Compensations

• $45,000 - $55,000 annually

Benefits

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Floating Holidays
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance, discounts, and professional training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• Internships opportunities

About the Company

• Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 45 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care and adoption, and residential treatment.
• Nexus Family Healing embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion.
• As a national mental health organization, Nexus serves a diverse group of youth and families, and strives for its workforce to support and represent that diversity.
• Nexus' ICARE Values: Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, Excellence.

Equal Opportunity

• Nexus Family Healing's voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.