UHS·Chicago, Illinois
The educator conducts educational assessments and provides instruction to children and adolescents in an inpatient psychiatric setting. They are responsible for developing special interventions, creating lesson plans, and participating in patient treatment planning.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position.
Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters preferred.
Exempt This job classification in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Clinical Educator will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by Director of the Academy. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. Notice At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
A Bachelor's degree and a valid Illinois PEL teaching certificate are required, with a Master's degree and Special Education certification preferred. Candidates should ideally have one year of experience teaching children with emotional or behavioral disorders.
Market context
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