School Based Director of Community Education ('26-'27 School Year

BENEFITS AND SALARY:

The salary is $70,000 per 10 month school year and a $5,000 sign on bonus
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At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off, including summers and school holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care, plus comprehensive fertility and IVF support
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

Education:

Master’s Degree in Education;
Intervention Specialist license preferred. Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Core Expertise:
  Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
• Independent Judgment:
  Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
• Interpersonal Communication:
  Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
• Professional & Ethical Conduct:
  Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability;
  Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
• Collaboration and Teamwork:
  Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making:
  Recognize problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
• Service Orientation:
  Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.
• Leadership:
  Proven effective leadership skills to ensure departmental engagement and success.
• Pass Safety Care Core Curriculum by passing the written exam, attending the full duration of training, participating and passing the required role plays, and demonstrating the full competencies up to and including the Two-Person Stability Hold required.
• Ability to handle stressful situations by remaining calm and professional while working with students and staff.
• Must have regular and predictable attendance.
• Proficiency in crisis management and active problem-solving when prompt decision-making and action are necessary.

Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of behavioral health, substance abuse, education and prevention services. Through more than 25 programs, we help more than 30,000 youth and their families each year achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency. When you come to work at Monarch Center for Autism, you become an integral part of our dedicated and hardworking team of professionals that include Intervention Specialists, Associate Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Behavior Specialists, Art Therapists, Music Therapist, Recreational Therapist, and Horticulture Therapist.

Classroom teams are intentionally small, so students can receive one-on-one and small group instruction, within the confines of Monarch’s visual language immersion teaching Model. The Model combines concept-driven language instruction with visual supports, technology and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Operating within the Monarch Center for Autism, Bellefaire JCB’s Director of Community Education heads a robust team of educational professionals charged with delivering specialized educational services to students within the Monarch School. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Monarch School, the Director of Community Education coordinates educational programming for community youth in accordance with the Monarch Model, Individualized Education Plans, and other stakeholder…