SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER - SCHWARTZ SCHOOL
Meeting Street - Schwartz Center
Meeting Street
Dartmouth,
Massachusetts
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Job Details
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Job ID:
3383671
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Application Deadline:
Posted until Filled
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Re-posted
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March 1, 2021
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Starting Date:
Immediately
Job Description
Meeting Street is a non-profit organization established in 1946 that provides services to children and families. We offer a range of programs in education and special education, childcare, social services and therapies throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Our mission is to compassionately and innovatively empower children and their families to thrive by fostering the development of the whole child through our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity and excellence. Learn more at https://www.meetingstreet.org/
The Schwartz School at Meeting Street operates a year-round school program, approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a special education school, designed to educate and support students ages 3 to 22 years old with cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities, and medically complex conditions. We have a long-standing reputation in the community as a provider of exceptional educational and therapeutic services for children with special needs. Our compassionate and professional staff includes licensed teachers, licensed therapists in the areas of speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and sensory integration/sensory processing, nurses and related paraprofessionals.
About this Role:
Meeting Street is seeking a passionate Special Education Teacher for our unique program. The ideal candidate will create an individualized learning environment emphasizing functional academics that stimulates and motivates students to work to their best potential, while and facilitating interactions that provide opportunity for emotional, social and cognitive growth.
Responsibilities include managing the classroom daily, providing individualized group instruction, developing and implementing IEP goals, maintains data records on each student’s progress towards IEP goals, curriculum design, student assessment through progress reports, performing alternative MCAS assessments, supervision of classroom staff and ongoing parent contact.
Key Skills:
•Creating adaptable lesson plans to meet each student's unique needs
•Developing and implementing all aspects of individual IEPs
•Partnership with therapists and clinicians to implement an integrated educational and therapeutic model with content specific objectives
•Facilitate interactions that promote opportunities social, emotional and cognitive growth
•Knowledge of standard and alternative educational assessment practices
•Demonstrates positive guidance techniques
•Effective behavior management techniques
•Ability to communicate sensitively to students and their families
•Direct supervision of Teacher Assistants and other classroom staff
•Comfortable in providing instruction and feedback to other team members
COVID Response: Our smaller program and class sizes have helped us to be successful in creating a safe educational environment in these uncertain times. We are currently offering full in-person school, with up to 50% of our students voluntarily participating in distance learning. We are committed adhering to all CDC guidelines, including rigorous cleaning procedure, providing additional PPE and sanitizing gear to employees, maintaining contract tracing sign-in for all areas, and traffic pathways throughout the building, and more.
Qualifications:
•Bachelor's Degree or higher in Special Education
•MA DESE Special Education License required
•MA DESE Severe Disabilities endorsement strongly preferred, Moderate Disabilities endorsement acceptable with willingness to pursue Severe Disabilities endorsement (tuition reimbursement offered)
Meeting Street is committed to ideals of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, learning and creating an anti-racist work culture.
Meeting Street is a non-profit organization offering a high-coverage, low-cost benefits package to employees working thirty or more hours weekly. Our package includes health, dental and vision insurance, FSA, Paid Time Off, 403b Retirement Plan and more.
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Position Type:
Full-time
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Positions Available:
1
Job Categories :
Classroom Teacher > Early Childhood
Classroom Teacher > Elementary
Classroom Teacher > Middle Grades
Special Education > Multiple Disabilities
Special Education > Severe/Profound Disabilities
Employer Description
Meeting Street, in Providence, Rhode Island, is a pioneer and leader in providing educational and therapeutic services to children of all abilities ages birth-21. Since 1946, we have been leaders in child development and inclusive education and are committed to the success of every child. Our employees are our most important asset and we strive to support our professionals in many ways. The environment at Meeting Street is accepting and nurturing; encouraging feedback and interdisciplinary team work. Working at Meeting Street gives you’re the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art, conveniently located facility that meets the needs of employees and clients alike. One of the reasons employees come to work and stay at Meeting Street for many years is because we offer a competitive benefit package and opportunities for professional growth.
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Location Description
The Schwartz School operates a year round school program, approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a special education school, designed to educate and support students ages 3 to 22 years old with physical and cognitive disabilities. We have a long-standing reputation in the community as a provider of exceptional educational and therapeutic services for children with special needs. Our compassionate and professional staff includes licensed teachers, licensed therapists in the areas of speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and sensory integration/sensory processing, nurses and related paraprofessionals.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Meeting Street
is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Job Requirements
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No experience required
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Bachelor degree preferred
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Citizenship, residency or work visa required
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