Education Specialist

Weekly outpatient therapy isnt always enough and a trip to the ER isnt the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis every day wehelp people overcome depression anxiety suicidality obsessions/compulsions trauma chronic pain and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

Compass Health Center is seeking an Education Specialist who is passionate about working with adolescents. This is a full time position during the school year.

As an Education Specialist youll work thoughtfully with our adolescent patients (age 12-18) to transition students from their schools to Compass help them execute on their school IEPs and supervised learning plans and help re-integrate patients back into their day-to-day lives after program. This role will consist of partnering closely with the entirety of our treatment teams including Group Therapists Family Therapists and Prescribers to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care. We are seeking an experienced Education Specialist who is passionate about working with children and adolescents who have a range of diagnosis in mood and anxiety disorders.

Launched in September 2023 our location in Silver Spring MD is already home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers will build our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians psychiatrists nurse practitioners and nurses working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

What Youll Do:

• Work closely with team members to support the educational needs of patients
• Lead communication efforts with patients homeschools
• Oversee the obtaining and sharing of school assignments with the patients homeschools
• Complete educational assessments with patients to determine academicneeds
• Create academic plans with patients
• Provide support to parents/guardians as it pertains to the patients educational needs and provide them with educationalupdates
• Assist patients with executive functioning skills as needed
• Lead supervised study executive functioning skills groups and other academic groups as needed
• Proctor school assessments
• Chart communication with parents schools and patients
• Attend roundsdaily or as recommended
• Participate in family sessions when appropriate
• Provide insurance utilization team with educationalupdates
• In partnership with primary therapists oversee the school staffing process including prepping the patient as well as coordinating facilitating and participating in schoolstaffingsand other school meetings
• Prepare proper documentation for school throughout the patient stay
• Provide the team with updates including the transition plan and schoolstaffing
• When needed support outreach efforts to schools
• Focus on building relationships with schools which may include coordinating planning and co-leading school presentations

Who You Are:

• Degree in the field of education (Masters Preferred)
• Maryland active teaching license
• Special Education certification (Secondary preferred)
• Experience working in a school setting with students who have emotionaldisabilities
• Knowledge of school systems and special education processes
• Experience with classroom management
• Experience with students and families in crisis
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changingenvironment

We know job descriptionscan be intimidating so if this sounds like an opportunity for you please dont hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health bringing passion connection and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland we serve hundreds of patients every day ranging from ages 5 through adulthood in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us and hopefully will be to you too. Cultural humility teamwork continuous improvement connection patient centered care passion innovation and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans 401k program with company matching generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment) and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.

Whats Next

Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft so whether or not you check all the boxes we encourage you to apply wed be grateful to hear from you!