Special Education Teacher (Early Learning Center)

Meeting Street•Providence, RI

About The Position

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential. Meeting Street is currently looking for a Special Education Teacher (Early Learning Center) for 40 hours per week. Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws. L earn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education
RIDE Certification in Pre-K to Grade 2 for Early Childhood Special Education in Severe/Profound or the ability to obtain
Must have or obtain Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certificate within 90 days of hire
Lifting is required for this position
Be able to sit, stand, and walk continuously during the workday.
Bend, stoop and squat continuously (67%-100% of the time)
Kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally (1%-33% of the time)
Lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with the assistance of another staff member or adaptive equipment frequently (67%-100% of the time)

Responsibilities

Develops lesson plans and instructional materials that meet the individual needs of students and consistently contain diverse content throughout the academic year
Plans and implements motivating and creative age-appropriate lessons and activities to address goals as outlined in each students’ IEP
Demonstrates concepts and strategies using visual models and representations, talk, and other
Assesses students on a regular basis and maintains data records on each student’s progress in order to be used to write/provide accurate progress reports and/or evaluations
Provides opportunities for individual and small group instruction that is purposeful and flexible to meet the needs of students
Co-teaches with general educator and identify opportunities to provide inclusive instruction
Collaborates in the planning, adapting and teaching of the curriculum for each student
Collaborates with therapists to implement an integrated educational/ therapeutic model
Meets all deadlines for IEP development and presentation, as well as progress reports and any additional documents and reports including educational testing including alternate assessments