Middle School Special Education Teacher

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Position: Middle School Special Education Teacher

Location: Lancaster, MA

Job : 629

# of Openings: 1

Pay Range: $70,000 - $80,000 per year

Sign-On Bonus: $2,500

About Us: The RFK Community Alliance is a therapeutic day school that provides educational and clinical services to students with diverse social, emotional, behavioral, mental health, and learning disabilities. Our educational and related services support students in reaching milestones such as graduation, the transition to post-secondary educational or vocational opportunities, or a return to their local school district. We strive to ensure that each of our students is Connected, Capable, and Healthy so that when they leave us, they are well-positioned to experience sustained and meaningful well-being over the course of their lives.

Who You Are: You are a compassionate, collaborative, and resourceful educator who is committed to supporting and empowering students in our year-round, therapeutic private special education day school. You want to teach in a learning environment that has an academically challenging curriculum, a philosophy that builds on individual student strengths, and an emphasis on seeing students succeed. You understand the importance of trauma-responsive practices, and you support every student every day with unconditional positive regard.

You are an educator who seeks out opportunities to learn, reflect, and collaborate with colleagues.

What You Will Do: Educators are a vital part of our team approach to supporting the students we proudly serve. They collaborate with other staff to build a safe and supportive classroom community that recognizes and values each student's unique strengths and challenges. Our teachers implement lessons that meet grade-level academic standards aligned with the DESE Curriculum Frameworks, creating engaging instructional content to support our students in accessing academics.

• Foster a creative, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for students by building strong relationships and mutual respect.
• Prepare students academically, socially, and emotionally for the transitions ahead of them.
• Help students learn how to be self-disciplined and respectful contributors to their classroom, family, and community.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues and leaders evaluate student-specific educational needs and develop and implement plans to meet them.
• Assumes other responsibilities necessary to ensure program safety and continuity.
• Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher assistants across multiple settings.

• MA teachers certification:
  Moderate Disabilities K-8 or 5-12
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with students, colleagues, parents, and school leaders
• Cultural competence to work with students from different backgrounds and different abilities
• Excellent teaching, writing, and communication skills
• Strong creative thinking, flexibility, and crisis management skills
• Comfort working with or learning common technologies

• 37.5 hours per week:
  Monday - Friday, days; 12-month benefited position

At RFK Community Alliance, we're dedicated to a culture where everyone can show up to work as their full authentic selves. Diversity and inclusion doesn't happen by accident, it's by design. Together we are the designers. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes our organization stronger. We care about including diverse perspectives and experiences throughout every level. Which is why we're committed to honoring, celebrating, and fostering diversity and inclusion on our team, in our clientele and within our community.

Our team must reflect our community and vice versa. We value, respect, and support all types of diversity across all identities including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, LGBTQIA, age, religion and abilities. We take responsibility for the community we're creating here at RFK Community Alliance, and we're here to contribute to the progression of our society to a more inclusive and equitable one.