2026​/2027 School Year SEL (Social​/Emotional Learning) Teacher

Job Description

The Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher will be responsible for teaching the fundamental principles of Social Emotional Learning. The SEL teacher will demonstrate the ability to direct students in developmentally-appropriate projects, develop SEL curriculum and collaborate with other teachers.

• Teach SEL as a special subject to students in Grade K-2 through Grade 8
• Create and plan engaging, grade-appropriate SEL lessons
• Demonstrate familiarity with state SEL and Health standards and the CASEL competencies
• Teach children how to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in SEL to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve goals
• Use a variety of instructional techniques to model SEL competencies
• Utilize culturally-responsive teaching strategies to expose students to information about diverse groups
• Design creative activities to allow students to develop the social awareness and responsible decision-making skills
• Encourage students to develop and maintain supportive relationships
• Plan and facilitate developmentally-appropriate sharing opportunities
• Maintain strong classroom management through student engagement
• Communicate with classroom teachers, parents and administrators as needed
• Work with other specialists (Music, Art, PE) and classroom teachers to develop rich standards-based interdisciplinary experiences

• Master's Degree preferred
• Certified in Health/Family Consumer Science, School Counselor or School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year
• 3 years' experience preferred
• Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic minority students
• Proven ability to communicate well with adults and children
• Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS
• Ability to work independently as a classroom leader and as a team member of the grade-level staff and school community
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
• Experience developing SEL programs for urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred

Schedule:

Full-Time, School-Year Position

Heads of School

Lawrence Family Development Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Lawrence Family Development Charter School was founded in 1995 with 178 students enrolled in Kindergarten through third grade. It has grown since then to a Kindergarten-1 through eighth grade institution with an enrollment of 860 students. Admission to the school is based on a yearly lottery to fill 100 K-1 seats that are available every August/September. Vacancies that exist in K-2 to grade 4 when school opens in August/September are also filled through the lottery system.

Over 250 children are currently on the waiting list for admission to LFDCS. Our educational program features small class size to enhance learning potential. Kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms have a maximum of 20 students. LFDCS is committed to providing equitable access to programs that are of high quality and developmentally appropriate, while ensuring that a focus on student learning is maintained through frequent and appropriate assessments of the educational program and students.

Our curriculum is standards based and reflects complete alignment with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. For more information, please go to our website cs.org.