Job Description
Responsibilities
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: Plan curriculum, classroom schedule, and prepare lessons/plans and other instructional materials to meet individual need of students, considering state and school requirements, physical, emotional, and education levels of development by performing the following duties. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. An individual must be able to perform their duties in a positive work mode and serve as a positive role model and influence for youth and peers. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications
Education: Minimum Bachelors degree in Education Licensure/Certification: Current Georgia teaching license in Special Education with ED endorsement or Special Education Conditional License with plans to fulfill the requirements to obtain a Special Education Professional License Experience: At least three years of experience in a classroom situation is preferred. Middle or High School Certification
Experience: Minimum of two (2) years as an instructor in a psychiatric/behavioral health facility or equivalent experience preferred. Knowledge of educational theories and classroom teaching strategies with a good understanding of education and therapeutic intervention.
King of Prussia, PA
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years.
The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.
The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.