Special Education Teacher (Transition Program for 18-22)

Job Specific Details

We're looking for a Teacher who serves as a leader and as a learner; a team member who is flexible, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, non-traditional, collaborative environment and who understands educational and human service institutions.

• Demonstrates a learning mindset and ability to receive feedback, self-reflect, and adapt, as well as an ability to effectively facilitate the learning of others by pushing their thinking, building their skills, and sparking their self-reflection and curiosity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Required; Masters Degree Preferred.
• Licensed or working toward licensure from MA DESE in Moderate or Severe Disabilities.
• Valid driver's license, safe driving record and ability to transport students in AVC vehicles (vans).

Experience

• Experience working in schools, nonprofits, human service organizations.
• Designs, delivers, and adapts curriculum with a team to meet students’ needs.
• Develops a comprehensive and accessible schedule that maximizes instructional time through individual, small group, and whole group activities.

The Ideal Candidate

• Ability to thrive within a team while also being able to work independently.
• Ability to engage with conflict and core tensions.
• Bilingual or multilingual is a plus.

Physical Demands

This is an active position. It requires frequent physical movement to meet the needs of our young adult students in order to support them in accessing learning, leisure, activities of daily living and their community.

Benefits

• Compensation competitive within public school employees sector.
• School-year position; additional compensation available for summer school service.
• 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.

About Assabet Valley Collaborative

Shared Leadership Statement: At AVC we believe that everyone in our community is a leader and learner who each possess inherent brilliance. We also believe that every community member has the ability and a responsibility to support the learning and growth of ourselves and others.