Job Description

Principal and Director of Education

Under the direction of the Chief Clinical Officer and all participating public-school districts, the Principal provides students with educational and behavioral programs that will enable them to reach their fullest educational potential, while rebuilding their self -esteem. The Principal is responsible for the consistency and high level of quality of the day-to-day operations within the school in regard to students, staff, curriculum, and environment.  The Principal and Director of Education is responsible ensuring the needs of Innovations Academy students are met, while ensuring the department is working in full compliance with hospital policy and Illinois State board of Education Rules and Regulations.  The Principal and Director of Education is responsible for ensuring that the SBHS Inpatient Education team meets the requirements related to provisions of academic services to children and adolescents receiving treatment in SBHS’s inpatient hospital.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:  The Principal reports Administratively and operationally to the Chief Clinical Officer.

Benefits include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System (SBHS) is a 178-bed acute care facility located in Streamwood, IL and has been providing mental health treatment to the Chicagoland community and the state of Illinois since 1991. We are dedicated to offering services to meet the ever-changing emotional and behavioral healthcare needs of children, adolescents, adults, and their families.

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 $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 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.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:  REQUIRED - Master's Degree in Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, or a Type 73 School Service Personnel- School Social Worker Certificate and also have a Type 75 Illinois Administration Certification.  A LBS-1 Special Education Certificate with a minimum of four years of previous teaching or counseling experience with children having special needs, preferably in a hospital or therapeutic setting.  Knowledge and experience in education testing for grades K-12, demonstrated supervisory skills in a K-12 educational setting, and ability to establish community relations with schools, families and community agencies is required. 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Type 73 School Service Personnel- School Social Worker Certificate and Type 75 Illinois Administration Certification.  A LBS-1 Special Education Certificate is also Required. Primary Source Verification shall be required.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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