Primary Self Contained MLL Teacher

Woonsocket Education Department•Woonsocket, RI

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Woonsocket Learning Community provides all learners a safe and rigorous learning experience that embraces diversity, culture, and individuality to create productive members of our global community—an individual who supports interdependent student-centered classrooms that promote discourse and collaboration.

Requirements

RIDE certification in Early Childhood Special Education
RIDE ESL Certification or the qualifications for an emergency certification
Must have or been able to complete the Right to Read Proficiency certificate
Strong experience working with students with behavioral, social, and emotional challenges

Responsibilities

Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
Guide the learning process toward achieving curriculum goals and establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and similar activities to communicate these objectives to students.
Employ instructional methods and materials that are most suitable for achieving the stated objectives.
Assess the accomplishments of the students regularly and provide progress reports as required.
Diagnose the learning disabilities of students regularly, seeking the assistance of the district specialist as required.
Counsel with colleagues, students, and/or parents regularly.
Assist the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
Responsible for the students' safety.
Performs reasonable professional tasks or duties as may be requested by the Principal.