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The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last seventy years.

Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.

JOB DETAILS

Job Title

Ascension St. Vincent's Day School Teacher 

Qualifications Profile (Licensure) This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education in Special Education. Education Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana Location Ascension St. Vincent's Peyton Manning Children's Hospital Position Start Date 8/4/2026 Work Schedule Full-Time Calendar Length 185 days FLSA Classification Contract  Salary, Exempt Salary/Hourly Rate BS 0 years experience=$53,000, MS 0 years experience=$54,000 with additional compensation for years of experience Benefits Benefits are effective 1st of the month following the first day of employment.Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/benefits

JOB EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Position Purpose / Description

The Psychiatric Hospital Teacher delivers structured academic support to children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment. Operating at the intersection of education and mental health, this role creates a safe, therapeutic learning environment that fosters academic continuity, emotional regulation, and cognitive recovery. The teacher works closely with a multidisciplinary clinical team to support patients experiencing acute psychiatric crises, trauma, mood disorders, or neurodevelopmental challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual and small-group instruction in a secure, structured classroom setting within a behavioral health unit.
• Adapt general curriculum to match each patient's current cognitive, emotional, and psychological capacity.
• Utilize trauma-informed teaching practices and de-escalation strategies to maintain a calm, supportive, and safe learning environment.
• Implement structured routines that offer predictability and normalcy, helping patients build confidence and emotional resilience through academic success.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, therapists, and milieu staff.
• Integrate behavioral treatment plan goals (e.g., emotional regulation skills, frustration tolerance, coping mechanisms) directly into learning activities.
• Observe and report changes in patient behavior, affect, cognitive functioning, or medication side effects to the clinical treatment team.
• Serve as the educational advocate and liaison between the hospital, home school districts, counselors, and community case managers.
• Coordinate with the home school to obtain assignments, ensure enrollment protection, and submit completed work for academic credit.
• Help develop and implement educational discharge plans, including participating Individualized Education Program (IEP) updates to secure mental health accommodations (e.g., modified schedules, quiet spaces, reduced workload) upon school re-entry.
• Maintain strict adherence to psychiatric unit safety protocols, including monitoring classroom materials (e.g., restricted items, sharp objects, strings).
• Comply with HIPAA, FERPA, state mental health laws, and patient rights guidelines.

Qualifications & Requirements

Required:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Special Education
• Certification: Active State Teaching License/Certification with an endorsement in Special Education
• Experience: Minimum of 23 years teaching children/adolescents with emotional, behavioral, or complex psychiatric needs.
• Crisis Training: Certification crisis prevention and de-escalation methods (e.g., CPI, Safety-Care) 

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Special Education, Counseling, or Behavioral Sciences.
• Previous experience in an inpatient psychiatric facility, residential treatment center, or alternative school setting.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

PERCENT OF TIME

Seldom = Less than 25%

Occasional = 26 to 50%

Often = 51 to 75%

Very Frequent = 76% and above

Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Often

Ability to carry 25 pounds

Occasional

Amount to lift 25 pounds

Occasional

Amount of force to push/pull up to 25pounds

Seldom

Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations

Very Frequent

Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter

Very Frequent

Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels

Very Frequent

Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation

Very Frequent

Ability to operate office equipment

Very Frequent

Ability to reach in all directions

Very Frequent

Climbing

Seldom

Overhead work

Seldom

Contact: Dr. Wendy Skibinski, Director of Student Services

wskibinski@msdwt.k12.in.us

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.