Long-Term Substitute Teacher - Middle School Special Education

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An "Agency Without Walls" our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are.

The George N. Hunt School at Tides Family Services provides highly structured, individualized instruction, and therapeutic services to students with learning, and social-emotional needs. 

Job Summary: You will play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and personal development of our students. Your primary responsibilities include monitoring student learning, delivering academic instruction aligned with the curriculum, and fostering a positive learning environment. Additionally, you will be tasked with creating a supportive environment that meets the diverse needs of students, including those with significant trauma backgrounds.

Essential Functions:

• Assume full teaching responsibilities for the duration of the assignment.
• Monitor student learning and provide academic instruction by implementing the curriculum with fidelity and using data for driving instruction.
• Create a positive, structured learning environment to ensure that students observe the school’s core values and high expectations.
• Develop a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students with a significant trauma background. 
• Effectively plan and use appropriate instructional interventions, strategies, activities, materials, and equipment to add educational value for each student. 
• Prepare lesson plans aligned with the set curriculum including differentiated instruction based on the students’ strengths and different learning styles. 
• Implement effective classroom management based on pedagogical practice.
• Commit to professional growth, participating actively in agency meetings, department meetings, faculty meetings, and professional development initiatives. 
• Participate in the extracurricular activities hosted at Tides’ School, collaborate within the team, and meet all professional responsibilities. 
• Communicate effectively with students, families and colleagues.
• Engage families in their children’s education by building relationships and maintaining regular communication.
• Follow all policies, procedures and state regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education (Special Education) or related field - required
• Middle Grades Special Education Certificate - Required 
• Valid Rhode Island teaching certification- Required 
• Valid driver’s license and registered/inspected vehicle – Required
• Master’s degree in special education – Preferred.
• Capacity for intellectual, physical and social development of at-risk youth, through a comprehensive program that promotes academic excellence and prepares its students for success in school and in life. 
• Strong classroom management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to adapt instruction to meet varying student needs.
• Respond positively and effectively to challenges with a solutions-oriented resiliency. 
• This position requires the use of ascending and descending stairs to reach the workplace with no elevator available.

Salary Range: $19.00-$24.00 per hour

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, education, language capacity, skills, and other qualifications relevant to the role, in alignment with organizational parity guidelines and market conditions.  

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to satisfactorily perform essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tides Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce and encourages all mission driven candidates to apply. We are a PBN Best Place to Work recipient, a Safe Zone Certified Employer, and a Veteran Friendly Employer. Join our team!