Special Education or Social Studies Teacher

Brehm Preparatory School is a small, fully-accredited, not-for-profit co-educational boarding school for students with learning  differences. Since 1982, Brehm has been successfully teaching Junior High and High School students with language-based and  complex learning disabilities to "learn how to learn." Our family-style atmosphere is uniquely designed to foster independence and  responsibility.

Position Summary :

Teachers must understand and believe in the Brehm Mission and be committed to fostering cooperation, communication and  collaboration. Under the guidance of the Director of Educational Services, Teachers plan, implement, and assess instruction for  assigned courses in accordance with individual student needs and the courses' scope and sequence. Teachers execute daily  responsibilities of Advisement in which they manage the individualized programming for four to five students. Teachers directly  participate in weekly team meetings, monthly departmental meetings, quarterly professional meetings with the Director of Educational  Services, bi-annual parent conferences, yearly strategic plan, and other elected or determined meetings. Involvement in  extracurricular activities and staff development is highly encouraged.

Experience and Knowledge :

• Bachelor's Degree with Certification in Special Education
• Courses and training specific to : area of instruction, assessment, characteristics of learning disabilities and method.
• Training in risk management and health and safety procedures
• Knowledge of policies, protocols, systems, and procedures established to enhance student programming
• Ability to engage in interactive problem solving and decision making
• Skillful negotiation and mediation skills in dealing with students, parents and supervisors
• An awareness of their professional strengths and weaknesses to empower seeking or offering assistance and accepting and applying
• feedback and challenges
• Working knowledge of learning disabilities, learning styles, Brehm competencies, Bloom's taxonomy, State Standards, and the IEP
• process
• Training in remedial reading and writing techniques
• Ability to apply teaching techniques and strategies to elicit desired student responses or behavior
• Knowledge and application of behavioral and discipline management
• Ability to model and engage in appropriate social skills

Job Responsibilities :

Qualifications :

Position Available : Immediately

Supervises : Students, aides, university students and student teachers

Work Hours : Full-Time, 8 : 00 a.m. to 4 : 00 p.m.

Pay Type : Salary

Compensation : To be determined at time of hire and will be based upon experience and skills

Benefits : Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (Sick and Personal Days), 403(b) account with Employer matching, Paid  Holidays and School Breaks

Application Deadline : Open

(Please upload your files with the following file name format : Last Name_First Name_Resume; Last Name_First Name_Internal_Application)

Note - Due the anticipated volume of responses, we will only contact those candidates who most closely match our requirements.