PE TEACHER

Laurel Heights Academy is looking for a PE Teacher for 2023-2024! Are you a creative problem-solver who enjoys finding individual solutions to help students succeed? Do you enjoy working as a team to meet the needs of the students? Do you want a small group where you can make a difference? Do you crave the support of administration in a supportive team environment? Laurel Heights is the place for you! We are looking for a teacher who can:

• Work with the treatment team to address student physical fitness needs
• Create individual lesson plans for each group of students and address individual physical ability levels
• Creatively establish lessons and activities that follow the guidelines of a psychiatric hospital and engage students in physical activities, while fulfilling the requirements of GADOE State Standards for Physical Fitness

Laurel Heights Academy is a department of Laurel Heights Hospital, a residential treatment facility located in Atlanta, Georgia. Laurel Height's teachers are responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the classroom, including establishing the curriculum and daily activities for the patients in the classroom. This is a new position with room for growth, autonomy, and creativity.

Laurel Heights Hospital is an intensive Residential Treatment/Acute and Autism Spectrum Disorders Program for children and adolescents. We serve and treat psychiatric and behavioral difficulties and co-occurring psychiatric issues. We provide a caring, therapeutic setting with various therapeutic modalities and applied behavior analysis services. Our classrooms are small, with support staff to assist with classroom management.

Benefits:

• Full comprehensive benefits package offered to full-time employees including health, vision, dental, life, retirement, short-term/long-term disability, and supplemental insurance.
• Employee assistance program and employee perks network included.
• Full-time hours (40/week) guaranteed!

Bachelor's degree and ELIGIBILITY for Ga Teaching Certificate"

Teaching experience and Special Education experience preferred. GA PE Educator's Certificate required.