Principal

Description

Located on a beautiful 10-acre campus in the heart of Scottsdale, Devereux Arizona’s 24-hour RTC and Therapeutic School, has the capacity to serve 52 children. The campus is a safe and supportive environment that supports youth, ages 5 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. Our on-site day school is year-round with 225 instructional/grading/in-service days, 35 preset holiday break days, 19 additional float days, and accumulated sick time (approximately, number of days are subject to change with school year). We work with students on social/communication skills, coping mechanisms, verbal/physical aggression, and emotional/behavioral challenges that impact overall functioning.

 

The school Principal provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and administrative direction for the Residential Treatment Center's educational program. Job duties include: ensuring compliance with Arizona Department of Education requirements, special education regulations, accreditation standards, organizational policies, and applicable behavioral health requirements. The Principal leads educational programming that integrates academic achievement, therapeutic support, positive behavioral interventions, and student-centered practices to improve outcomes for students with complex educational and behavioral health needs. This position serves as the educational leader for the RTC school and is responsible for academic performance, regulatory compliance, staff development, school improvement planning, special education services, and collaboration with residential, clinical, nursing, and administrative leadership.

 

Salary: $88,000 - $96,800

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

 

Benefits and Rewards

We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• ASCEND, career accelerator program and tuition assistance. Learn more HERE.
• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards

• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance): 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org

 

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Special Education, or a closely related field
• Valid Arizona Principal Certificate required; Arizona Special Education Certification preferred
• Three (3) years of full-time teaching experience
• Three (3) years supervisory or leadership/administrative experience
• Must have considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of school administration

OTHER:

• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
• Ability to attend full time New Hire Orientation for two (2) weeks Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm (paid)
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions). Arizona Revised Statutes Notice (ARS 36-411 Residential care institutions; nursing care institutions; home health agencies; fingerprinting requirements; exemptions; definitions). If a person's employment record contains a six-month or longer time frame during which the person was not employed by any employer, a completed application with a new set of fingerprints shall be submitted to the department of public safety. For more information, visit HERE.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

 

 

 

 

Company Overview

Company Overview 

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national n