Special Education Teacher - Severe License

Assabet Valley Collaborative seeks a Special Education Teacher in our REACH 2 classroom.

Assabet Valley Collaborative (AVC) is an educational service agency in Metrowest/Central Massachusetts. Our services include school programs, wraparound services, transportation services, professional development, cooperative purchasing and consulting. AVC's REACH Program serves students who have a diverse range of severe cognitive and physical needs. This position is within a classroom for 5-7 students served by a teacher, para educators, a nurse, and rotating related services providers (i.e

OT, SLP, PT, Music, Vision, etc).

• Providing instruction to students who use communication devices, wheelchairs/mobility assistance, positioning and specialized equipment in order to access their education.
• Individual and group instruction is provided with a focus on functional academics tied to the state standards.
• Life & pre-vocational skills which are embedded and generalized through activities such as inclusion, community-based instruction, music therapy, art, recreation and leisure, as well as social.
• Taps into student skills, interests, and independence in order to further develop functional academic, motor, communication, self-help, and social skills.
• Develops a comprehensive and accessible schedule that maximizes instructional time through individual, small group, and whole group activities.
• Designs, delivers, and adapts curriculum with a team to meet students’ needs.
• Collaborates to develop, present, and implement team drafted IEPs.
• Partnering with the team to implement interventions recommended by related-service providers.
• Conduct necessary assessments for 3-year re-evaluations and compiles the assessment results of the related service providers
• Works with team members to establish and implement data systems that inform instruction and progress reports
• Communicates and collaborates with families, sending districts, community service agencies, and in-home service providers as applicable
• Participate in required trainings
• Provides training, instruction, and supervision of para educators
• Administered required state-wide assessments as applicable and appropriate
• Able to adapt curriculum to meet students’ unique needs while keeping it rooted in Massachusetts State Curriculum & Standards

We’re looking for a Teacher who serves as a leader and as a learner; a team member who is flexible, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, non-traditional, collaborative environment and who understands educational and human service institutions. This person demonstrates a learning mindset and ability to receive feedback, self-reflect, and pivot as well as an ability to effectively facilitate the learning of others by pushing their thinking, building their skills, and sparking their self-reflection and curiosity.

The ideal candidate would possess or demonstrate the following:

• Ability to engage with conflict and core tensions
• Bilingual or multilingual is a plus
• Ability to thrive within a team while also being able to work independently
• Encourages and fosters passion and enthusiasm for the work of the classroom
• Adhere to established federal, state, and local laws and regulations (FERPA, HIPPA, and IDEA)
• Experience working in schools, nonprofits, human service organizations
• Bachelor’s required;
  Masters Degree preferred.
• Licensed or working toward licensure from MA DESE in Moderate or Severe (preferred) Disabilities.

185 day schedule. Operating hours of the program, 8:00am-3:00pm. Summer hours are also available, but not required.

This is an active position. It requires frequent physical movement to meet the needs of our students: lifting, shifting, and all aspects of personal care.

• Compensation competitive within public school educators (salary schedule with steps and lanes)
• School year (185 days) with additional summer hours available at additional compensation
• 75% health insurance premiums covered by AVC
• High deductible Health Insurance Plan + Health Savings Account (AVC contributes 50% of deductible into your HSA)
• Participation in MA State Retirement or Teachers Retirement pension systems
• Voluntary benefits:
  Health Savings Account, Life, Short-term, Long-term Insurance and Dental Insurance