Job Openings
Open Positions:
Community Life Director
Contact Brandon Courtney (928) 632-4602 x114 email: bcourtney@springridgeacademy.com
Job Description
This person is responsible for Student Life at Spring Ridge Academy. Interested applicants must possess common sense, good personal boundaries / judgment, effective communication skills, organizational skills, ability to see the big picture, qualities of an effective team member, ability to create agreement, solution oriented problem solving and willingness to be a responsible role model demonstrating accountability. Sustaining professional conduct is a necessity. Applicant needs to be aligned with vision and philosophy of Spring Ridge Academy and represents it to their department and other departments, clients and parents.
Duties include:
- Group process and group facilitation
- Creative behavioral and emotional interventions and plans
- Parent communication
- Peer mediation
- Management of Student Government Funds
- Assist in Mentoring and coaching staff , Assist community staff in maintaining consistency through creating alignment with program philosophy through interactions with students
- Crisis Management and effectiveness with teenage girls who have a background of trauma, substance abuse, oppositional behaviors, anxiety, depression and operate in extremes.
- Organization of Student activities and Student Groups including student positions and roles
- Serve as Community Leader when needed
- Incident Commander on run team
- Any other responsibilities and/or duties designated by the community director
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors degree in psychology, education, recreation or related field.
- Experience/Skills: One year experience in related field; prefer experience with adolescents
- Behavioral Health: Meet all Behavioral Health requirements - Fingerprint verification check; Health examination; TB test; CPR and First Aid Certified; sign all agreements as required
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