ACADEMIC DIRECTOR

Pay: $100,000 to $110,000 per year

New Haven is a private boarding school and residential treatment center for young women in grades 7–12, accredited by COGNIA. Our mission is to awaken ambition for learning, resiliency, and leadership. At New Haven, we believe that strong relationships are central to the healing process, and we support both the emotional and academic growth of our students.

We are currently seeking a hands-on, Academic Director to join our team at our Spanish Fork Campus. This is a unique opportunity to work in a small, nurturing, and highly collaborative teaching environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of young women and thrive in a relationship-centered, therapeutic setting—we’d love to meet you!

• Design and manage high-quality academic programs
• Supervise teachers and academic coordinator effectively
• Teach courses as needed
• Obtain and manage each students academic information upon enrolling, duration of students stay and after discharge.
• Manage official transcripts, progress reports, and report cards
• Advise students on issues such a course selection, progress toward graduation and career decisions.
• Meet with students whose classroom behavior requires disciplinary action in conjunction with therapists.
• Oversee the accreditation and licensing process with the state of Montana and other agencies.
• Work with teachers to develop curricula and recommended curricula revisions.
• Create student schedules
• Oversee facilities management for the Academic department, including cleanliness, repair, and maintenance projects.

• Licensed teacher in the State of Utah
• Preferred – four to five years of experience in related field.
• Master’s degree in related field with Special Education certification
• Attention to detail, flexible, and team player.
• Effective communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications and Windows systems
• 21+ years of age or older
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen in concordance with Montana State Laws
• Ability to pass federal and state background checks.
• Current Utah driver’s license or ability to obtain a Utah driver’s license upon hire.

• Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid paternal leave.
• Company Paid Holidays
• PTO accrual schedule

New Haven is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. #L1