Education Liaison

The Educational Liaison is responsible for assisting and supporting residents, family and the educational system during the entire treatment experience from admission through discharge. Educational Liaison is responsible for contributing insightful, practical, and meaningful information to the treatment planning process.ResponsibilitiesCoordinates with parents and school upon admission, regarding educational needs of the client and sets appropriate school work schedule.Determines whether the client has any special needs regarding educational requirements, communicates those needs to the treatment team and assists the resident in fulfilling those needs.Communicates with client’s school regarding assignments and tasks. Facilitates the timely completion of assignments and tasks.Communicates with school counselor and parents regarding status of client’s educational progress.If client is not enrolled in school, assists parents to enroll client in an alternative school to help complete educational minimums.Contributes to the well-being of all residents by serving as a positive role model, demonstrating professional and caring manner toward co-workers, residents, and guests. Treat all residents, guests and co-workers respectfully and courteously.Performs any other assigned and/or requested duties.Monitors all resident progress through the treatment experience, communicates with the treatment team as indicated. May attend and participate in treatment planning meetings and treatment review and resident goals setting group. May assist in running and engaging residents in therapeutic groups such as coping skills, relapse prevention, DBT, psycho education, Life Skills, etc. for the expected length of time identified in the Program Schedule. Also may assist in providing group ideas.This is a full-time position that will work Tuesdays - Saturdays 2pm-10pm.For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at centerfordiscovery.com.