Education Specialist

Compass Health Center; Brookfield (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k with match

Paid time off

CEU training

Job summary

Compass Health Center is seeking an Education Specialist who is passionate about working with adolescents. This is a full-time position during the school year.

You will serve as a liaison between the patient’s school, the family, and Compass for all education needs. You will support educational plans for patients aged 12–18, coordinate communications with homeschools, and assist with school staffing and documentation in partnership with primary therapists.

Qualifications

• Education degree and an active teaching license are required.
• Special Education certification (Secondary preferred) enhances qualification.
• Experience in school settings with emotionally challenging students is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of school systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the educational needs of patients within the care team.
• Lead communication with patients’ homeschools.
• Coordinate school assignments and shares with homeschools.
• Complete educational assessments to determine academic needs.
• Create academic plans with patients and families.
• Assist with executive functioning skills and groups.
• Document school-related updates in patient records.
• Coordinate school staffing and prep with primary therapists.
• Attend rounds and participate in family sessions as needed.
• Provide transitions planning and school staffing updates.

Skills

Special Education

Classroom Management

Time Management

Multitasking

Education

Education degree

Teaching license

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis – every day, wehelp people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

As the largest provider of PHP/IOP programs and psychiatric services in Illinois, Compass Health Center is one of the fastest-growing behavioral health organizations in the country. We are thrilled to expand our exceptionally innovative and highly distinguished programs that redefine our industry and raise the standard for comprehensive care.

Launched in February 2026, our location in Brookfield, WI, is home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers has built our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians and doctors working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

Compass Health Center is seeking an Education Specialist who is passionate about working with adolescents.This is afull timeposition during the school year. Our Education Specialists work alongside experienced clinicians and support adolescents (aged 12-18) who are struggling with a variety of mental health needs. In this role, you will serve as a liaison between the patient’s school, the family and Compass for all education needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with team members to support the educational needs of patients
• Lead communication efforts with patients’ homeschools
• Oversee the obtaining and sharing of school assignments with the patients’ homeschools
• Complete educational assessments with patients to determine academicneeds
• Create academic plans with patients
• Provide support to parents/guardians as it pertains to the patient’s educational needs and provide them with educationalupdates
• Assist patients with executive functioning skills, as needed
• Lead supervised study, executive functioning skills groups and other academic groups, as needed
• Proctor school assessments
• Chart communication with parents, schools, and patients
• Attend roundsdaily or as recommended
• Participate in family sessions when appropriate
• Provide insurance utilization team with educationalupdates
• In partnership with primary therapists, oversee the school staffing process including prepping the patient as well as coordinating, facilitating, and participating in schoolstaffingsand other school meetings
• Prepare proper documentation for school throughout the patient stay
• Provide the team with updates including the transition plan and schoolstaffing
• When needed, support outreach efforts to schools
• Focus on building relationships with schools which may include coordinating, planning and co‑leading school presentations

Who You Are:

• Degree in the field of educationand an active teaching license (Master’s preferred)
• Special Education certification (Secondary preferred)
• Experience working in a school setting with students who have emotionaldisabilities
• Knowledge of school systems and special education processes
• Experience with classroom management
• Experience with students and families in crisis
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changingenvironment

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

Compensation

$65,000—$75,000 USD

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

• comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans
• 401k program with company matching
• generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment)
• continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities