Special Education Teacher, Weekdays, Lourie Center School

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The Lourie Center School, Adventist Health Care seeks to hire an experienced Special Education Teacher who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training.

As a Special Education Teacher you will:
• Apply knowledge of the nature and needs of exceptional students, normal developmental processes, curriculum development and programming, psychodynamic and behavioral management skills, psycho-educational assessment, and special education record keeping and monitoring tools students at the school to support overall student success.
• Instruct in the assigned subject matter and/or grade-level utilizing a variety of methodologies that address the needs of the individual student and the group.
• Develops and presents diagnostic findings, progress reports, anecdotal records, behavioral goals and objectives for individual educational plans and weekly lesson plans through strong oral and written presentation skills.
• Works effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team to collaborate with other functional areas of the students for the success of all students
• Integrates diagnostic assessment and curricular programming and practices used in special education. Must have knowledge of early childhood methodology for Lourie School.
• Measures efficacy of instruction and learning outcomes of students to ensure academic and behavioral success in the school environment.

Qualifications include:
• Experience with instructional program design and implementation that is appropriate for the student population served.
• Able contribute to, design, and implement IEPs for students
• Must have a firm knowledge and understanding of local school system and state curriculum
• Firm working knowledge and understanding of Special Education
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in special education.
• Prefer 2 years teaching experience in early childhood/elementary special education.
• Ability to be certified by MSDE to hold a provisional or Standard I teacher certificate.
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Basic knowledge of child and/or adolescent development required.

Work Schedule:

Employment Type:

Full-time Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week Typical Daily

Schedule:

8:30 AM–4:30 PM Monday through Friday Shift Type:
Day Holiday Requirements:
Follow school holiday schedule

For more information on The Lourie Center School, visit: https://www.louriecenter.org/LC/programs-services/school/Pay Range:$57,606.24 - $83,532.80

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Exempt)
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