K-12 Certified Special Education teacher - Up to 100K/Year 2023
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
- Malden, MA
- $55,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide direct and indirect instructional support as stated in an IEP or 504, to students in a positive environment.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons and communicate those objectives to students.
- Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
- Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students, based on the school wide behavior plan.
- Maintain accurate and complete student service logs/lesson plans and collection of data, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Attend IEP Meetings for students on your caseload
- Complete quarterly progress reports for students for students you service.
- Act as "point person" for students who you service/on your caseload.
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development, on an ongoing basis.
- Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with general education teachers, by attending weekly team meetings.
- Assist in preparation and administration of standardized testing.
- Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
- Perform related tasks as required, i.e: shredding, daily duties.
- SEI Endorsement
- At least a bachelor’s degree in Special Education.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
- Ability to write reports and correspondence.
- Ability to evaluate information and determine/recommend an appropriate course of action.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community.
- Ability to perform duties with awareness of all school requirements, state and federal laws, and MVRCS policies.
- Experience evaluating student skills and writing reports interpreting/summarize findings.
- Strong collaborative, teaching, coaching, and leadership skills to support student programming and work in a team setting.
- Strong organizational skills to balance the demands of a multi-tasking position.
- Knowledge of specialized content area as well as any related laws and procedures.
- Ability to plan and implement lessons based on district and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
- Successful completion of applicable MTEL tests within one year of employment.