Special Education Teacher, Weekdays, The Lourie Center School

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lourie Center School, Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Special Education Teacher who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training.

Requirements

• Experience with instructional program design and implementation that is appropriate for the student population served.
• Able contribute to, design, and implement IEPs for students.
• Must have a firm knowledge and understanding of local school system and state curriculum.
• Firm working knowledge and understanding of Special Education.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in special education.
• Ability to be certified by MSDE to hold a provisional or Standard I teacher certificate.
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Basic knowledge of child and/or adolescent development required.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer 2 years teaching experience in early childhood/elementary special education.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of the nature and needs of exceptional students, normal developmental processes, curriculum development and programming, psychodynamic and behavioral management skills, psycho-educational assessment, and special education record keeping and monitoring tools students at the school to support overall student success.
• Instruct in the assigned subject matter and/or grade-level utilizing a variety of methodologies that address the needs of the individual student and the group.
• Develops and presents diagnostic findings, progress reports, anecdotal records, behavioral goals and objectives for individual educational plans and weekly lesson plans through strong oral and written presentation skills.
• Works effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team to collaborate with other functional areas of the students for the success of all students.
• Integrates diagnostic assessment and curricular programming and practices used in special education. Must have knowledge of early childhood methodology for Lourie School.
• Measures efficacy of instruction and learning outcomes of students to ensure academic and behavioral success in the school environment.

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level