Academic Assistant

Description

With 17 facilities in Northern, Central, and Southern California, Muir Wood is a residential and outpatient treatment program designed for teen boys and girls, ages 12-17, with mental health and substance use disorders. In our safe, comfortable, and structured environments, our compassionate clinicians help teens explore and process sensitive issues while learning to manage their lives in productive ways. We provide high-quality Joint Commission-accredited residential treatment, creating an environment where teens and their families feel cared-for, valued, and engaged. Our academic program is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). We are in-network with Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, MHN, Magellan, Halcyon, and Optum, making our exceptional brand of teen treatment accessible to as many families as possible. Our guiding philosophy emphasizes kindness and compassion over confrontation and control.

The primary purpose of the Academic Assistant is to provide supervision for our clients and ensure their safety while building rapport with them. This includes providing assistance in the classroom and handling individual problems, collaborate with clients’ home schools and parents, and actively participate in the academic team as a member of the residential treatment program.

Requirements

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Update and print Daily Individual Academic Goals Worksheet.
• Add new client information in the Academic Plans document.
• Notify Teachers and update Academic Plans with any email replies from parents.
• Set up the classroom every morning and hand out supplies and laptops.
• Update and facilitate all Zoom Schedules and Calls for clients regarding academic work.
• Monitor GoGuardian and take notes/redirect as necessary; train new Care Coordinators accordingly.
• Maintain record of academic activity for each client in all classrooms.
• Create Weekly Academic Reports for all classrooms, and assist with uploading to KIPU and emailing to families/therapists as needed.
• 1:1 assistance with students as needed for help with academic work.
• Provide substitute teacher support to cover classrooms as needed.
• Maintain organization of all Classroom Closets/Supplies.
• Stay current with Shift Notes and Census changes.
• Send out all Welcome Letters and Introductory Emails to parents of new clients.
• Facilitate Orientation and Classroom Guidelines/Expectations with new clients and upload signed rules to Kipu.
• Create new client’s MWSTUDENTS accounts and adds to GoGuardian.
• Facilitate all Doctor’s Notes for Schools.
• Check in, document, and monitor all Textbooks and Supplies of new Clients, taking note of each in the Academic Plans Doc, and pick up Textbooks/Supplies from City Schools if necessary.
• Run periodic audits of Kipu to ensure everything is up-to-date.
• Stay current with all Kipu tabs/other department notes to help identify any HotSpots to Teachers regarding changes in Client Treatment that could have effects in the classroom.
• Log and update information for clients in the Certificate of Completion Spreadsheet.
• Help maintain Discharged Clients Notes Worksheet.
• Ensure clients are sent home with their books, documents, and supplies.
• Help provide classroom orientation and training of new Care Coordinators.
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Strong written and communication skills
• Ability to function as part of a treatment team
• Prior work experience in residential treatment and/or classroom setting with adolescents a plus
  
  

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401k + Match
• PTO/Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Marketplace
  
  

Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.