Special Education Teacher

Job Description Who We Are Looking For:

We are searching for a Special Education Teacher passionate about helping others by working with our youth.

Bay Cove Academy is a therapeutic day school that specializes in trauma‑informed services for students ages 12‑22 with complex trauma histories, mental health issues, educational challenges, and/or behavioral difficulties. It offers students a supportive environment that addresses their education, clinical, pre‑vocational, recreational, and behavioral needs. Individual, group, nursing, and milieu counseling are provided.

We are seeking a highly organized and professional licensed teacher with experience teaching middle and high school‑aged students. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, patient, and have experience teaching content‑area subjects while utilizing the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework. They will work with students in a clinically appropriate manner while maintaining a challenging learning environment. Experience teaching in an alternative school setting is preferred.

Bay Cove Academy uses an interdisciplinary approach, working collaboratively with the educational, clinical, nursing, and vocational departments.

The pay range for this position is $52,000 to $94,000 per year. This range reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, education, licensure, certifications, and qualifications. The range may be modified in the future.

• $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English.
• Reimbursement available for registration costs and annual fees for professional licenses such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more.
• Access to Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• 401(k) matched up to $800 a year and pension after five years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement up to almost $4,000 per year and discounted tuition rates at selected partnership colleges and universities.
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self‑care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full‑time employees in the first year and more.

• Massachusetts teaching certification by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
• Knowledge of the needs of the population served; understanding of the range of interventions and treatments required by this population.
• Acceptable CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and OIG background check.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and leadership abilities.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

We are an equal opportunity employer.