Company Overview

Sequel Youth and Family Services is a privately owned company that develops and operates programs for people with behavioral, emotional, or physical challenges. Our mission is to prepare our clients to lead responsible and fulfilling lives by providing mentoring, education, and living support within a safe, structured, dynamic environment — whether on one of our campuses, in the community, or in their own homes.

We are passionate about what we do and delight in providing excellent programs that make permanent, positive changes in the lives of those we serve. Our programs are designed to equip our clients with the vision, motivation, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to lead a successful life.

We offer a broad continuum of treatment options for children, adolescents, and adults. Our options include long-term residential treatment, short-term impact programs, shelter care, therapeutic group homes, therapeutic foster care, community-based services, in-home services, and alternative education programs. Our populations include adjudicated delinquents; children with autism; and children, adolescents and adults with physical disabilities, sexual, substance abuse, emotional, or conduct disorders.

We are proud of all of our programs, and believe that our programming and services are among the elite for youth and families in the country. We maintain a close professional working relationship with our customers, clients, and communities.

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Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of our youth?
Do you want a supportive work environment?
Do you want to lead a group of adolescents to personal victory and success?

If you answered “yes" then Sequel Youth and Family Services may have the perfect job for you!!!!


Secondary Math Teacher (Grades 5-12 )

Program Overview

Woodward Academy, a Sequel Youth & Family Services program, is a residential treatment facility for male youth who are adjudicated delinquent or “child in need of assistance” (CINA).  Woodward Academy offers three highly structured programs aimed at redirecting delinquent, negative behaviors to positive, socially acceptable patterns through introducing students to a normative culture.  Woodward’s treatment philosophy focuses on behavioral and cognitive change through the establishment of a normative culture model and offender specific treatment services.


Position Overview

  • Provide a learning environment that will motivate youth to take responsibility for their education.
  • Prepare daily lesson plans and instruct groups; assess students levels of proficiency in the Iowa Core skills and concepts associated with the course.
  •  Assess each student’s learning style; design and implement curriculum, instructional strategies, and materials appropriate for the youth.
  •  Communicate, orally and in writing all appropriate information, to appropriate sources.
  • Ensure attendance of students in all classes and other activities and monitor normative behavior.
  • Complete all necessary paperwork to insure proper recording of student progress.
  • Maintain order in the classroom by providing classroom expectations to students.
  •  Maintain emergency lesson plans for use by substitutes.
  • Provide crisis intervention as necessary.
  •  Assist in the development of a positive peer culture.
  • Report significant changes in social behavior and make recommendations for changes by participating in treatment team meetings.
  • Escort students to work, mealtime, recreation, education activities, and participate in their supervision and instruction.
  • Limited one-to-one counseling.
  • Give basic instruction in work, recreation, and housekeeping activities.

 



Job Requirements

  • A valid state of Iowa Teacher License in Secondary Mathematics is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Education or related discipline.
  • It is an essential function of the job that staff be capable of participating in physical training activities and be capable of physically restraining the students if and when necessary.

 

 

Benefits Package

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision, after sixty days.
  • Company provided Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Company provided Basic Life/AD&D insurance
  • Flexible Spending program
  • 401K after sixty days.
  • Holiday pay
  • Paid time off (includes birthday)
  • Tuition loan program
  • Paid  meals
  • Housing opportunities
  • Referral bonuses
  • Wellness Program
  • Employee Assistance Program

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