Description

Pay rate: $57,900 - $66,006 (based upon experience)

Are you an effective communicator? Do you have experience in admissions and documentation in the mental health field? If helping children and adolescents is your passion, then you will enjoy making a positive impact through this important and critical role!

Being a Transition Coordinator has its Advantages!

You will work 4 days at our Mapleton School in Malvern, PA and 1 day at our Audubon School in Norristown, PA.

Mapleton School

655 Sugartown Rd

Malvern, PA 19355

Audubon School

2650 Eisenhower Blvd

Suite A101

Norristown, PA 19403

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-4pm

Every day as a Educational Transition Coordinator you will:

• Support the transition of students in admission to and discharge from school programs

• Assist students with disabilities and their families in obtaining services and skills necessary to transition from high school to post-secondary setting (post-secondary education, employment, or long-term support).

• Facilitate the transitions of Pennsylvania clients in admission to and discharge from center educational programs

• Help coordinate the employment of client workers, collarborate with the interdisciplinary team, attend IEP meetings and maintain communication with school districts and families/guardians on issues related to the transition at discharge.

You will be offered:

• A multi-disciplinary supportive environment - great for those new to the field!

• The opportunity to see different classrooms and work with children with various diagnoses.

• Student loan forgiveness eligibility

• Staff throughout school use a strengths-based approach emphasizing positive behavioral supports.

• Benefit eligibility after 30 days of employment (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days).

• ASCEND - Career Accelerator Program

The Mapleton School located in Malvern, PA offers education curriculum to children functioning at all grade levels. A multi-sensory educational strategy is used at all schools, employing traditional instruction, hands-on and independent learning, as well as technology, to individualize a student’s progress in all academic areas, particularly math and reading. The transition from school to career, and all of the necessary interrelated skills, are a main focus of the school program. Devereux’s approved private schools offer high quality, innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. Children and young adults may come to Devereux as a day student, or as a part of residential treatment. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals.

Devereux Day Academy is a private academic school program located in Audubon PA. Devereux Day Academy is licensed to serve students in grades K-8 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: Intellectual Disability, Autism, Emotional Disturbance, Specific Learning Disability, and Speech or Language Impairment. The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This alignment will facilitate smooth transitions to and from the program for your students. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations.

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Qualifications

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE : Minimum of two years’ experience within behavioral healthcare strongly preferred. Experience and skill demonstration may be considered in lieu of formal degree.

Posted Date 3 days ago (7/3/2024 12:17 PM)

Requisition ID 2024-38277

Category Clinical

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.