Science Teacher

Justice Resource Institute • Berkley, MA

12d • $52,000 - $94,000

About The Position

Anchor Academy - Berkley Campus is a special education, therapeutic day school that specializes in trauma-informed services for students ages 10-22 with complex trauma histories, mental health issues, educational challenges, and/or behavioral difficulties. Anchor Academy offers students a supportive environment that addresses their education, clinical, pre-vocational, recreational and behavioral needs. Individual, group, nursing, and milieu counseling are provided. Anchor Academy - Berkley Campus utilizes unique ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) and BCC (Building Communities of Care) treatment frameworks that focus on building individual capacities for emotion regulation, personal strengths, and healthy relationships. Certified special education teachers provide students with curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework. Anchor Academy - Berkley Campus is seeking a highly organized and professional candidate to serve as a licensed Science Teacher with experience teaching middle and high school aged students. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, patient, and have experience utilizing and applying the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and Common Core Science Standards. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work with students in a clinically appropriate manner while maintaining a challenging learning environment. Experience working with students in an alternative school setting is preferred. Berkley Campus uses an interdisciplinary approach working collaboratively with the educational, clinical, nursing, and vocational departments.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years or older.
• Massachusetts teaching certification by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Ages 5 -12).
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and leadership abilities.
• Knowledge of the needs of the population served; understanding of the range of interventions and treatment required by this population.
• Acceptable CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and OIG background check
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our youth.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with students in an alternative school setting is preferred.

Benefits

• We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed