Ascension St. Vincents Day School Teacher

Ascension St. Vincents Day School Teacher

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Special Education - Mild Interventions
• Date Posted: 7/27/2026
• Location:
  
  St. Vincent Stress Center
• Date Available:
  
  08/04/2026

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last seventy years.

Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.

JOB DETAILS

Ascension St. Vincent's Day School Teacher

This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education in Special Education.

Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana

Ascension St. Vincent's Peyton Manning Children's Hospital

8/4/2026

Full-Time

185 days

Contract Salary, Exempt

BS 0 years experience=$53,000, MS 0 years experience=$54,000 with additional compensation for years of experience

The Psychiatric Hospital Teacher delivers structured academic support to children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment. Operating at the intersection of education and mental health, this role creates a safe, therapeutic learning environment that fosters academic continuity, emotional regulation, and cognitive recovery. The teacher works closely with a multidisciplinary clinical team to support patients experiencing acute psychiatric crises, trauma, mood disorders, or neurodevelopmental challenges.

• Provide individual and small-group instruction in a secure, structured classroom setting within a behavioral health unit.
• Adapt general curriculum to match each patient's current cognitive, emotional, and psychological capacity.
• Utilize trauma-informed teaching practices and de-escalation strategies to maintain a calm, supportive, and safe learning environment.
• Implement structured routines that offer predictability and normalcy, helping patients build confidence and emotional resilience through academic success.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, therapists, and milieu staff.
• Integrate behavioral treatment plan goals (e.g., emotional regulation skills, frustration tolerance, coping mechanisms) directly into learning activities.
• Observe and report changes in patient behavior, affect, cognitive functioning, or medication side effects to the clinical treatment team.
• Serve as the educational advocate and liaison between the hospital, home school districts, counselors, and community case managers.
• Coordinate with the home school to obtain assignments, ensure enrollment protection, and submit completed work for academic credit.
• Help develop and implement educational discharge plans, including participating Individualized Education Program (IEP) updates to secure mental health accommodations (e.g., modified schedules, quiet spaces, reduced workload) upon school re-entry.
• Maintain strict adherence to psychiatric unit safety protocols, including monitoring classroom materials (e.g., restricted items, sharp objects, strings).
• Comply with HIPAA, FERPA, state mental health laws, and patient rights guidelines.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Special Education
• Certification: Active State Teaching License/Certification with an endorsement in Special Education
• Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years teaching children/adolescents with emotional, behavioral, or complex psychiatric needs.
• Crisis Training: Certification crisis prevention and de-escalation methods (e.g., CPI, Safety-Care)

• Master's degree in Special Education, Counseling, or Behavioral Sciences.
• Previous experience in an inpatient psychiatric facility, residential treatment center, or…