High School Special Education Teacher
About The Position
RFK Community Alliance has an exciting opportunity for a High School Special Education Teacher for our Job Readiness Program to join our incredible team! Our classes are structured with low student-to-staff ratios, and the curriculum is taught in accordance with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Engaging lessons, projects, and activities are taught and reinforced through a hands-on approach and using 1:1 devices. In addition to core content, students attend Physical Education/Fitness/Health, Art, Music, and Technology elective classes. High school students receive credit toward their local graduation requirements, engage in Transition & Career options, and have options for credit recovery, as well. Our school-based clinical services provide individualized therapeutic treatment to assist each student to function successfully across all environments. Services include individual and group sessions and crisis intervention, which target social/emotional growth and problem-solving. Using the Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) model, our trauma informed, therapeutic integrated program combines education and related services. Our clinicians and staff members are also trained in the use of Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), a therapeutic model that addresses behaviors that stem from lagging skills. Our clinical team collaborates closely with classroom staff and other service providers to implement specific strategies and methodologies across all environments to consistently develop student social, emotional, and behavioral regulation. Our curriculum and support services promote healthy relationships with peers and staff and instill educational and social confidence, helping students to reach their full potential. Each of our RFK Community Alliance schools are year-round, state-approved special education day school programs that serve students 6-21 years of age with social, emotional, and behavioral needs. We focus on each student’s ability to develop attitudes and actions that promote problem-solving, independence, and academic achievement. We believe in a comprehensive educational environment that focuses on social competence, character development, and personal values for learning.
Requirements
- Massachusetts educator certification in Special Education: Moderate Disabilities 5-12, or eligible
- Experience teaching young adults with disabilities
- Valid Massachusetts driver’s license
- Proven ability to effectively communicate with students, colleagues, parents, and school leaders
- Cultural competence to work with students from different backgrounds and with different abilities
- Excellent teaching, writing, and communication skills
- Strong creative thinking, flexibility, and crisis management skills
- Comfort working with or learning common technologies
- Maintaining records, including IEPs, progress reports, grades, work permits, and more
- Desire to continue your own professional learning journey
Responsibilities
- Foster a creative, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for students by building strong relationships and mutual respect
- Coordinate student-centered transition activities and links to community resources to ensure successful post-school outcomes in employment, education, and independent living
- Provide job coaching for students in volunteer and paid employment, consulting with employers to implement strategies and accommodations designed to support student success
- Provide instruction with well-developed lesson plans and materials addressing IEP goals, including community-based and social skills instruction
- Build employer relations and develop job sites on campus and in the community
- Prepare students socially and emotionally for the transitions ahead of them
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues and leaders
- Assumes other responsibilities necessary to ensure program safety and continuity
- Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher assistants across multiple settings
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Holiday Pay
- Educational Assistance
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employer paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Retirement Plan with generous employer match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
