Special Education Teacher - High School; Carter School

Special Education Teacher - High School

Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential. We are looking for a special education teacher for high school for 40 hours per week.

Duties include:

• Collaborates and co-teaches daily with other educators and specialists in the planning, adapting and teaching of the curriculum for all learners.
• Collaborates with other educators and specialists in the planning, adaptation, and teaching of the curriculum for students.
• Plans and implements motivating and creative age-appropriate lessons and activities to address goals as outlined in each student's IEP.
• Collaborate with other teachers and therapists to implement an integrated educational/therapeutic model.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials that consistently contain diverse content throughout the academic year.
• Progress monitors all students' goals with fidelity.
• Maintain data records on each student's progress be used to write accurate evaluations, goals, and/or progress reports.
• Knowledge and practice of methods for formatively assessing students.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community's future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law.

It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in special education.
• Valid certification from RIDE as a special education teacher in severe/profound or mild/moderate with willingness to pursue severe/profound disabilities certification.
• Work environment and physical requirements are consistent with those of a typical school environment.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk continuously throughout the workday.
• Bend, stoop, squat, push and pull (10-15% of the time).
• Kneel and reach above shoulder level occasionally (1-33% of the time).
• Utilize the computer (20%) of the time and other office equipment.
• Lift and carry students as well as transfer students from wheelchairs to equipment as required. Usually requires the ability to lift 100 pounds frequently with the assistance of another staff member or adaptive equipment; 35 pounds independently (67-100% of the time).
• Physically able to position physical/occupational therapy equipment, splints, etc.
• Ability to use applicable equipment.