EDUCATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST Job at Fairfax Behavioral Health, Kirkland, WA

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  • Fairfax Behavioral Health
  • Kirkland, WA

Job Description

Responsibilities

Fairfax Behavioral Health (a UHS facility):

Fairfax Behavioral Health, founded in 1930, is a private, free-standing mental health hospital that specializes in psychiatric and detox treatment. We strive to meet and respond to the needs of our community by offering a continuum of care and evidenced-based programs at multiple locations within our region. We have behavioral health facilities and services located in Kirkland, Everett and Monroe, Washington. Mental and behavioral health challenges are a growing concern within our communities. Whether it is ourselves or a loved one, we will all likely be affected by behavioral health and mental disorders or illness. This drives our passion for providing evidenced-based outpatient and inpatient psychiatric treatment programs with successful outcomes.

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Position Summary:

The Education Support Specialist educates students and adheres to policies and procedures relating to all phases of education in accordance with current state and federal special education standards.  In addition, the Education Support Specialist is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and supervising the student’s school instruction, including tracking IEP goal progress, collaborating with school of record to continue education during the hospital stay, writing IEPs, tracking data for progress reporting, and maintaining frequent communication with school personnel and guardians. As an active member of the treatment team, this position provides continuous individualized student care, observation, interaction, documentation, and role modeling to students. Responsible for personal and Corporate Service Excellence Standards.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's Degree or higher in education, psychology, special education or related field

Experience: At least two years of experience in a behavioral, residential, or Special Education/Emotional and Behavioral Disorders classroom setting

Licensure: Valid teaching credential or meet requirements as a Paraeducator

Additional Requirements: Successful completion of CPR and First Aid certification. Successful completion of Handle With Care (HWC) and verbal de-escalation training.  Successful completion of orientation training.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

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