Special Education Teacher - 3rd Grade (The Grace School)

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Full-time employees receive:

• Competitive Pay
• $5,000 sign on bonus
• Generous PTO
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and MORE

Meeting Street is currently looking for a Special Education Teacher - Kindergarten for 40 hours per week.

Duties:

• Collaborates and co-teaches daily with other educator and specialists in the planning, adapting, and teaching of the general education curriculum for all learners.
• Plans and implements motivating and creative age-appropriate lessons and activities to address goals as outlined in each students’ IEP.
• Collaborates with other teachers and therapists to implement an integrated educational/therapeutic model.
• Creates a learning environment where the students are stimulated and motivated to work to their best potential.
• Supervises and assigns duties to the teacher assistant(s) so their work with the students is reflective of their individual needs or the needs of the program.
• Meets timelines for all evaluations, IEP development and evaluations.

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

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• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in special education.
• Valid Certification from Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) as a Special Education Teacher in Severe/Profound or Mild/Moderate with willingness to pursue Severe/Profound disabilities certification.
• Work environment and physical requirements consistent with those of a typical school environment.
• Lift and carry students as well as transfer students from wheelchairs to equipment as required. Usually requires the ability to lift 100 pounds frequently with the assistance of another staff member or adaptive equipment; 35 pounds independently (67-100% of the time).
• Physically able to position physical/occupational therapy equipment, splints, etc.