Math Teacher

Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing is part of Nexus Family Healing, 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. We use innovative, personalized approaches to heal trauma, break cycles of harm, and reshape futures. We believe every child is worth it — and every family matters.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with other members of the school team, assess educational needs and the progress of assigned students.
• Provide instruction to assigned students in classes of expertise as assigned.
• Prepare lesson plans suitable to the environment, age group and class mix on the assigned subject area(s).
• Assist students individually where necessary.
• Provide assessments of progress to academic goals.
• Continually look for new approaches to instruction, class content and be responsive to students’ needs.
• Provide crisis intervention within the classroom setting and apply TCI or approved de-escalation techniques appropriate to the situation at hand; ask for assistance when warranted through appropriate procedures and keep other academic and clinical treatment staff appraised of inappropriate behaviors.
• Create a classroom climate that is positive and supportive for both learning and treatment.
• Establish and maintain appropriate relationships with students and emphasize student responsibility in the educational program.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an educational discipline is required.
• Active Maryland Teacher’s licensure/certification preferred (SPC I, SPC II, or APC)
• Must meet the minimum requirements to become conditionally certified is required.
• 2 years previous teaching experience preferred.

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 youth 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.

COVID-19 Precautions: The safety of our youth, families, employees, and candidates are a top concern. We are following the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and adapting our processes as changes arise. We have begun in person interviews however due to continued safety precautions, mask are required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)