SHIFT LEAD | Elevate Academy

Heritage Schools, Inc.; Caryhurst (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Academy, part of The Heritage Community family, is seeking Coaches to mentor and guide adolescents through treatment progressions in a residential setting. You will help students learn self-regulation, apply therapy tools in daily activities, and support their growth in a safe, structured environment.

The role emphasizes attuned caregiving, engagement with youth, and a passion for trauma-informed care. A commitment to background checks and team-based care is required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to successfully coach and mentor adolescents.
• Assertiveness to learn and continually enhance knowledge of neurodiversity and mental health.
• Good energy and ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Engaging and empathetic character with tenacity and determination.
• Good problem-solving, decisiveness and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in communication and interpersonal relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop close, personal, and emotionally supportive relationships with the students on your home, coaching them in their treatment progression.
• Be a leader and example to reliably intercede and mediate conflicts, providing support when needed.
• Implement clinical treatment plans as outlined by the Treatment Team, ensuring understanding by all team members.
• Participate in activities with students to develop skills through sports, outdoor activities, and hobbies.
• Assist the Home Manager in leadership duties, training Coaches, and ensuring program components are applied with quality care.
• Regularly touch base with team for performance tracking and development, reporting updates to the Home Manager.
• Attend weekly Treatment Team meetings with Therapists to set goals and monitor progress.

Job description

Elevate Academy is a co-ed, residential treatment program for adolescents, specializing in trauma, mood disorders, adoption and attachment issues, and similar diagnoses. Students in Elevate Academy have faced adverse experiences that have negatively impacted their physical, emotional, and social wellbeing. We strive to build our students' confidence and resiliency, and then empower them to build on those foundations to take charge of a thriving future!

Elevate Academy Coaches work directly with our students, as they provide supervised support and mentoring to guide the students in a forward, therapeutic progression. They assist the students to learn how to self-regulate and implement the tools they learn in therapy during daily activities. We will hire a candidate who demonstrates engagement skills, who can be an attuned caregiver, and shows passion and vision to excel!

Elevate Academy is part of the parent company, The Heritage Community, located in Provo, UT. Originally founded in 1984, The Heritage Community is a long-standing and established, non-profit 501(c)(3) treatment program! So, if you're ready to join a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to helping teenagers succeed,

We are currently looking for:

• To be determined
• Will also include a Sunday rotation, working one Sunday every four weeks, 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
• Will include one extra shift (determined with manager) during the week to meet full time hours.

Schedule

The flexible schedule at Elevate Academy allows you to work around your commitments, while the competitive pay and engaging work make it a fulfilling and rewarding career choice. And with a fun and supportive team of coworkers, you'll never feel alone in your mission to make a positive impact on the lives of young people.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to successfully coach and mentor adolescents.
• Assertiveness to learn and continually enhance knowledge and understanding of neurodiversity and mental health.
• Good energy and ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Engaging and empathetic character, with a balance of tenacity and determination.
• Good problem-solving, decisiveness, and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in communication and interpersonal relationship skills.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Aptitude of adolescent development.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully coach and mentor adolescents.
• Basic understanding and competency of neurodiversity and other mental health diagnoses. Must also show assertiveness to improve knowledge and competency for efficient job performance.
• Management and leadership skills - using passion and vision to teach and steward both students and employees.
• Excellence in innovation and executing plans, knowing how to be attuned to the people and business you serve to weave culture and results.
• Good energy, with ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Engaging and empathetic character, with the balance of tenacity and determination.
• Proficient in communication and interpersonal-relationship skills.
• Good computer knowledge and professional writing skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop close, personal, and emotionally supportive relationships with the students on your home, coaching them in their treatment progression.
• Be a leader and an example to reliably intercede and successfully mediate any conflicts at hand, or any time a student needs further support and guidance.
• Implement clinical treatment plans as outlined by the Treatment Team, and assure team members also understand expectations.
• Participate in a wide variety of activities with the students, encouraging and supporting them to develop the skills associated with the tasks (i.e., sports, bike riding, rock climbing, hiking, swimming, leisure activities and hobbies, etc.).
• Serve as an assistant to the Home Manager in leadership duties. This includes, but is not limited to, training Coaches on your team, handling operational components of assigned shift, assuring Elevate Academy program components are consistent, and that treatment care objectives are applied in a true, high-quality manner.
• Consistently touch base with team members, for performance tracking and development, reporting any necessary updates to the Home Manager.
• Attend weekly Treatment Team meetings, coming prepared to report on the therapeutic progression of the students. Work collaboratively with clinical Therapists and other Treatment Team members to develop strategic goals and objectives for each student.

We are committed to providing a safe and secure work environment for all employees. As a result, all new hires are required to successfully complete a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education, and criminal records.