Director, Special Education

Responsibilities

Benchmark Behavioral Health is looking for an innovative, caring and compassionate SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR to join our collaborative team. Benchmark brings hope and inspiration through individualized care in a safe and nurturing environment to give strength and courage to our young residents.

We pride ourselves on our flexible and diverse work culture. If you want a career where you have the freedom and autonomy to teach in a creative environment, then this is the job for you! We have small class sizes of 10-12 students.

We are a part of
* Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation's largest and most respected health care providers, operating more than 300+ facilities. We are a growing, private residential psychiatric facility that, for 30 years has a proven reputation of providing supportive and caring services for adolescents. We are passionate about quality care and are seeking an individual who shares our vision and will become an integral piece of our professional team.

Full-time salaried exempt Monday
- Friday YEAR ROUND

$66,355 - 81,694 per year dependent on degree, certifications and year of teaching experience

• Paid Time Off
  - Earn up to three weeks of PTO by the end of your first year
• Medical insurance
  - Our premiums are affordable and office visits are only 20.00
• Telehealth Visits are free and include therapists!
• Dental insurance
  - Amazing coverage plus two exams and cleanings for free annually
• Vision insurance
  - Full coverage for exams, lenses, frames and contacts
• 401(k) with a COMPANY MATCH + discounted stock purchase plan with UHS*
• FREE Life and Accidental Death insurance and FREE meals during work

• Oversee the Special Education instruction school-wide
• Manage a caseload of students
• Occasionally teach or work with students in small groups or one-on-one settings
• Identify students who need academic or social/behavior interventions
• Contact parent/guardian monthly of assigned unit and provide educational update, keep documentation of contacts
• Maintain documentation for multi-state accreditation and regulatory audits: updated list of employees, current licenses for all licensed employees, hospital licenses, fire and safety training and monthly drills, hospital and school policies, attestations, and assurances. Complete recertification every two years for Utah State Board of Education
• Track Incident Reports and Behavior Emergency Reports and ensure they are accurate, emailed to the correct school district personnel, and put hard copy in file within 24hrs. of occurrence

• We are looking for an experienced teacher with excellent interpersonal skills and a sense of humor who thrives while working with adolescent males
• You must have the ability and interest to work with students at different grade and skill levels
• Utah Secondary Teaching license with Special Education endorsement REQUIRED

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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.