Assistant Director of Education - JRI : Job Details

Anchor Academy is a special education, therapeutic day school that specializes in trauma-informed services for students ages 10-22 with complex trauma histories, mental health issues, educational challenges, and/or behavioral difficulties. Anchor Academy offers students a supportiveenvironment that addresses their education, clinical, pre-vocational, recreational and behavioral needs. Individual, group, nursing, and milieu counseling are provided. Anchor Academy promotes a transformational learning experience for students who require alternative pathways for educational and emotional success and growth. The clinical framework provides students with opportunities to increase self-awareness, develop skills needed to regulate, and access various levels of educational and emotional support. Anchor Academy utilizes unique ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) and BCC (Building Communities of Care) treatment frameworks that focus on building individual capacities for emotion regulation, personal strengths, and healthy relationships. Certified special education teachers provide students with curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.Job Description:Anchor Academy is seeking a highly organized and professional candidate to serve as the Assistant Director of Education. The ideal candidate will have experience working with adolescents, familiarity with Special Education law, DESE regulations, facilitating and implementing IEP's, facilitating meetings, developing and implementing in-service trainings, implementing curriculum, and facilitating MCAS. The Assistant Director of Education will help provide and guide the teachers with professional development opportunities as well as educational support staff.The Assistant Director of Education will help develop innovative and individualized plans to help the students reach their educational and clinical goals. The Assistant Director of Education may be responsible for class coverage and modeling class facilitation as part of the development for the teaching staff. The Assistant Director of Education is also a member of the Administrative Team that will oversee program management, training, and development. The Assistant Director of Education will report to the Director of Education.Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PMWhy JRI?

• Be who you are! JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve.
• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups (including multicultural affinity groups, LGBTQ+ advocacy, employee engagement groups, etc.), self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

Requirements:

• Qualified candidates will have a Special Education Administrator certification or all of the following:
• M.ED Special Education/ SPED Administration
• A license in Special Education
• A minimum of one year of experience as a supervisor and administrator
• At least 5 years of experience working in Special Education with young adults with emotional disabilities
• Experience working with adolescents in an alternative school setting or treatment program is preferred but not required

JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. JRI is an equal opportunity employer. #IND123