Transition Teacher - SEEM Prep

Job Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.

- Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education (DESE) in Moderate Disabilities (Grades 5-12) or Severe Disabilities (All Levels) preferred.

- At least one year of classroom teaching experience, and/or one year of the provision of transition-related services, experiences, or instruction preferred.

- Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement preferred.

Candidate Responsibilities - The candidate must:

- Strive to create and maintain a positive therapeutic learning environment, where students feel safe, comfortable, and able to learn. This includes the implementation of positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), including tiered levels of evidence-based practices that ensure students can achieve social, emotional, behavioral, and transition (adult service-related) benchmarks.

- Have a general knowledge of student disability profiles within the social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and/or intellectual categories.

- Have a general knowledge of implementing ABA-based methodologies for intervention and support.

- Recommend and implement appropriate accommodations and modifications that are directed through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and support the diverse learning needs of students.

- Use a variety of instructional formats (i.e. 1:1 instruction, small groups, whole classroom, etc) and present varied lessons, activities, and topics around transition domains.

- Modify content that is aligned to the Massachusetts Frameworks and Common Core Standards as well as the needs of students based on their IEPs

- Plan lessons focused on the transition-related needs of students, including: post-secondary education and training; employment; independent living; and self-determination.

- Engage in a community-based instruction (CBI) model, where the educator, classroom staff and students frequently leave the school to generalize adult skills in non-school community settings, and that are anchored through the students' IEP goals and objectives.

- Collect quantitative and qualitative feedback, utilize informal and formal assessments, and compile feedback to monitor student progress and learning.

- Delegate and supervise classroom responsibilities and duties to instructional support staff, and provide guidance to those staff through classroom expectations and routine feedback.

- Provide consistent communication and practice the team approach in order to work with SEEM Prep staff, parents and guardians, school district administrators, and related support staff.

- Draft and develop IEPs, administer three-year assessments, and participate in team meetings that are focused on students' transitions to their adult life.

- Collect data and document notes and events in order to inform team members of student progress.

- Regularly consult with school specialist staff including the transition coordinator, counselors, BCBAs, and therapists to monitor and modify student plans.

- Be open to continually improving one's own practices through professional development, self-planned training, learning opportunities, reflection, and/or participation in school-based and organizational communities of practice.

- Carry out any other assigned duties, for example: the supervision of students in varied settings across the day, including the outside community; the support of student self-care skills such as hygiene, personal care, and toileting; the organization of additional tasks; and any other duties as assigned by the Principal or Executive Director.

Equal Opportunity Employer - SEEM Collaborative is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Salary : $54,695 - $94,422