Special Education Teacher

About the role

Assabet Valley Collaborative is seeking a Special Education Teacher for its Therapeutic Day School, Orchard Street Academy. The role involves engaging with conflict and core tensions, fostering a learning mindset, and collaborating with students, families, and providers.

Responsibilities

• Believes students are successful when they are given positive reinforcement and behavioral supports
• Prioritizes an instructional focus with a blend of Social Emotional Learning, Culturally Relevant Teaching, Universal Design for Learning, and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
• Empowers and fosters the skills for students to become problem solvers and independent decision makers
• Is skilled at co-designing and adapting a comprehensive curriculum to best meet the daily and personalized learning needs of students through individual, small and whole group activities
• Balances high academic and behavioral expectations with necessary accommodations and modifications
• Co-designs and collaborates with families/guardians, sending districts and providers
• Partners with students and all those invested in their success to develop, present, and implement team drafted IEPs
• Partners with paraeducators towards effective curriculum development and implementation of IEP accommodations
• Works with team members to establish and implement student centered assessments and sustainable data systems that will inform instruction and generate progress reports
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of students and the school environment
• Participate and engage in professional development and community events
• Comply with collaborative wide policies and procedures

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate Would Possess Or Demonstrate The Following Ability to engage with conflict and core tensions Bilingual or multilingual is a plusAbility to thrive within a team while also being able to work independentlyEncourages and fosters passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learningAdhere to established federal, state, and local laws and regulations (FERPA, HIPAA, and IDEA)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Massachusetts DESE licensure in Moderate Special Needs, 5th – 12th
• Candidates with dual licensure in Moderate Special Needs and at least one additional core content area are highly desired

Skills

Experience working within and across diverse public education environments

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Include:

• Compensation competitive within public school employees sector (salary schedule with steps and lanes)
• School year (185 days) with additional summer hours available at additional compensation
• 3 personal days, 10 sick days
• 75% health insurance premiums covered by AVC
• High deductible Health Insurance Plan + Health Savings Account (AVC contributes 50% of deductible into your HSA)
• Participation in MA state pension systems (MTRS or MSERS)
• Voluntary benefits: Flex Spending, Life, Short-term, Long-term Insurance; Dental

Pay

Compensation competitive within public school employees sector (salary schedule with steps and lanes)

Schedule

185 day schedule. Operating hours of the program, 8:00am-3:00pm. Summer hours are also available, but not required.

Physical Demands

This is an active position that requires frequent physical movement to meet the needs of our students. Staff will receive training to physically intervene as needed per AVC Physical Restraint protocol, policy and applicable regulations.

Evaluation

Evaluation to be performed annually in accordance with Assabet Valley Collaborative’s personnel handbook and pertinent regulations and statutes.