Teacher: Special Education- Severe Life Skills- Doherty High School

Job Description

SUBJECT : Special Education - Severe Life Skills

REPORTS TO : Building Prinicpal

Worcester Technical High School, a blue ribbon technical vocational school, has an immediate opening for a Special Education Life Skills teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE :

This position is accountable for assuming the responsibility for delivering high quality instructional experience through creativity, resourcefulness, student centered meaningful objectives, and sound judgment consistent with the curriculum frameworks, standards and the rules and regulations of the Worcester Public Schools.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES : (to be included along with other responsibilities)

1. Responsible for serving as a member of the Special Education Team in writing educational plans and progress reports on SAGE-IEP, and completing assessments within the required timelines.

2. Responsible for following the student IEP and ensuring compliance with state and federal SPED regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations / modifications for instruction and assessment and the implementation of BIPs.

3. Responsible for remaining up to date on best practices regarding curriculum content that is meaningful and beneficial to increase skills to prepare individuals for maximum independence.

4. Responsible for using assessment to guide effective planning of curriculum, differentiated instruction, and the development of IEP goals.

5. Responsible for providing direct instruction in effective communication, functional academics, activities of daily living, social skills training, self help skills, preparation for community experiences, and vocational opportunities as appropriate to each individual to help prepare them to transition from school to post school activities.

6. Responsible for modifying and adapting materials, instructional lessons, etc. to meet the specific needs of students with disabilities as identified in the IEP’s.

7. Develop objectives, collect data, and construct MCAS alternate assessments for students in grade 3 through grade 10.

8. Responsible for providing direction, support, assistance, and consultation to instructional assistants in the handling of day to day instruction and related issues.

9. Responsible for working in conjunction and communicating with itinerant staff (OT, PT, Speech, and Assistive Technologists) to provide a continuation of skill development outside of direct teaching by itinerant staff.

10. Responsible for providing inclusive opportunities for all students within the school community appropriate to each individual student.

11. Responsible for promoting students independence in behaving in a safe, respectful, and age appropriate manner.

12. Responsible for effective management of classroom environment as well as the implementation of a classroom-wide positive behavior and intervention support system.

13. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning using appropriate differentiated instructional materials / techniques.

14. Responsible for using innovative approaches, and instructional strategies, including the effective use of technologies, to increase student learning and confidence to learn.

15. Responsible for the promotion of high standards and expectations for student achievement.

16. Responsible for assuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

17. Performance of other job-related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

1. MA DESE licensure in Severe Disabilities- All Levels

2. Bachelor of Arts in Special Education

3. CPI / CPR training

4. SEI Endorsement

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Advance educational preparation in the discipline.

2. Teaching experience in the discipline.

3. Demonstrated experience supporting students with special needs

4. Ability to speak Albanian, Arabic, Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese or an African Language.

5. Demonstrated experience with second language acquisition

WORK YEAR : 184 days

SALARY : Appropriate step on Teachers’ salary schedule.

This deadline does not preclude further advertisement or recruitment.

TO APPLY : Any person interested in this position should apply on-line at www.worcesterschools.org. All information including a resume, cover letter must be submitted.

Position Type : Full-time

Positions Available : 1

Job Categories : Special Education >

Special Education >

Life Skills

Special Education >

Severe / Profound Disabilities

Welcome to Doherty Memorial High School

Our Focus Statement Doherty Memorial High School is implementing a school-wide effort to demonstrate measurable growth in students’ ability to read critically and respond thoughtfully in writing as evidenced by progress on external measures, such as the MCAS and the PSAT, and internal measures, such as the MAP and other common assessments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Worcester Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative ActionEmployer / Educational Institution and does not discriminate regardless ofrace, color, ancestry, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, genderidentity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, disability,pregnancy or a related condition, veteran status or homelessness.

TheWorcester Public Schools provides equal access to employment and the fullrange of general, occupational and vocational education programs.

For moreinformation relating to Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action contact theHuman Resource Manager, 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA 01609,508-799-3020.

Job Requirements

To maximize the effectiveness of your application, it is recommended that you provide a cover letter, which describes the specific training, and experience that you have for the position(s) that you are applying for and that you ensure that the certification information in your SchoolSpring profile is updated.

Your MA DESE certification number will allow us to verify that you possess the correct license. Please ensure that your SchoolSpring resume, specifically, is updated as this will be used to determine your Degree and Step placement on the Teachers salary schedule.

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Application Questions

This employer has requested that ALL applicants answer the following questions. It IShighly recommendedthat you type ANY essays IN a word processing program, save them, AND THEN paste them ON the proceeding job application page.

1. Have you ever worked for the Worcester Public Schools? When? What capacity?

Brief Response (Answer limited TO 200characters, including spaces)

2. Do you have any relatives employed by the Worcester Public Schools or the School Committee? If yes, please list name, title, and relationship.

Yes / No

3. Have you ever been terminated for cause from a prior position? If so please explain.

Brief Response (Answer limited TO 200characters, including spaces)

4. Do you have experience working in a public school system?

Yes / No

5. Do you have experience with Special Education students?

Yes / No

6. Do you have demonstrated experience supporting students with special needs?

Yes / No