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Teacher/Tutor PRN-Behavioral Health Services

Northwestern Medicine · Wheaton, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you adapted a lesson for a student with a learning or behavioral challenge.

What they are checking: Whether they can individualize instruction, which a Learning Behavior Specialist background supports.

This is a PRN role covering different areas. How do you build rapport with students you may only see a few times?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect quickly with teens in short stays.

What does your daytime availability look like for a PRN schedule?

What they are checking: Whether they can cover the daytime needs the posting says the program has.

What would you do

How would you help an adolescent in a partial hospital program keep up with schoolwork while they focus on treatment?

What they are checking: Whether they balance academic progress with the student's mental health needs.

A student refuses to do any work and shuts down. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they respond with patience and trauma-aware strategies instead of pressure.

How would you work with therapists and the clinical team so school fits the treatment plan?

What they are checking: Whether they see themselves as part of a care team, not only a teacher.

A student shares something worrying about their safety during tutoring. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they know mandated reporting and how to bring in the clinical staff.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd coordinate with a student's home school about assignments and credit.

What they are checking: Whether they can manage communication with schools, which the posting names as a core duty.

How would you run a classroom with students of different ages, grades and subjects at the same time?

What they are checking: Whether they have classroom management skills for a mixed group.

How do you protect student privacy when talking with schools about a hospital program?

What they are checking: Whether they understand confidentiality rules for patients in behavioral health.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

This position is PRN/as needed and will provide coverage in different areas. Daytime availability needed. Benefits are not offered with this position. Please review the required qualifications for this position prior to applying. The Teacher/Tutor reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This role provides tutoring services to adolescent patients in Partial Hospital Program (PHP), including coordinating all educational needs between BHS and the patient's school. Required: • Bachelor's in education/teaching. • Current Illinois Teaching Certification. Preferred: • 2-5 years classroom management experience • Master's Degree • Learning Behavior Specialist Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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