Special Education Teacher

Ashuelot Valley AcademyJob Description: Special Education TeacherReports To: Director of Academics Position located in Keene New HampshireSalary from $50K and up commensurate with experience competitive with public school Our Career Job Fair at Ashuelot Valley Academy! Date: July 23 2024Time: 4:00 pm 6:00 pm Location: 31 Washington Street Keene NH 03431Were Hiring:Special Education Teacher Academic Case ManagersSpecial Education TeachersParaEducators Fulltime Day Shift Monday thru Friday and Great Benefits! The Special Education Teacher will work closely with the whole school team to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students while they participate in the academic program. The teacher will facilitate classes during the 8 am 4:00 pm Monday Friday workday. Academic program is yearround and the teacher will work the calendar year with the exception of several vacation periods. They are responsible for generating lesson plans to instruct their students in areas of need per IEP goals and/or core content area as well as other assigned subject areas. They prepare projectbased assignments utilize a variety of assessment methodologies and engagement tools to support student learning. They also assess students progress and abilities throughout the school year providing progress and quarter grades. Company Background Welcome to Mount Prospect Academy (MPA) a rapidly growing nonprofit agency founded in 2003 with the goal of helping struggling adolescents find a zest for life and succeed in the business of has evolved to offer a variety of mental health support services to a diverse population of hard to treat and difficult to place adolescents. Our targeted services include home and communitybased treatment residential treatment programs group homes and special education schools. MPA is known for its ability to achieve successful outcomes with difficulttoserve individuals throughout New :MPAS mission is to provide a caring safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to selfregulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety confidence and Services:Academic instruction and handson experiences are core elements of Mount Prospect Academys holistic treatment philosophy. We specialize in working with difficulttoserve youth who have not succeeded academically or behaviorally in a more traditional academic setting. We provide full school days at MPAs academic programs. Our teachers provide competencybased instruction and they employ innovative strategies to help nontraditional students learn. We offer academic support services for individualized learning and our students have full access to the general education curriculum as outlined in the New Hampshire curriculum standards. Summary:The Special Education Teacher will work closely with the whole school team to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students while they participate in the academic program. The teacher will facilitate classes during the 8 am 4:00 pm Monday Friday workday. Academic program is yearround and the teacher will work the calendar year with the exception of several vacation periods. They are responsible for generating lesson plans to instruct their students in areas of need per IEP goals and/or core content area as well as other assigned subject areas. They prepare projectbased assignments utilize a variety of assessment methodologies and engagement tools to support student learning. They also assess students progress and abilities throughout the school year providing progress and quarter grades. They will also provide evidence of Individual Education Goal (IEP) goal progress for students with this entitlement. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:The teacher functions as part of the academic and treatment team and is responsible for educating and overseeing the supervision of students while in teacher provides instruction grading and assessment of the assigned academic courses and grade level following the school student Individual Education Plan (IEP) program needs including direct support collaboration or meetings as and submits documentation including lesson plans progress reports grading IEP evaluation and ITP progress as directs and implements behavioral interventions within the classroom as maintains and requests academic materials and supplies related to instruction subject areas including completing appropriate in ongoing school curriculum development professional development evaluation and assessment as in mandated and assigned professional training offered in the and supervises teaching assistants with collaboration with the Dean of Students and Academic in developing school field in faculty meetings as maintain students confidentiality and reports all pertinent information to appropriate channels of the administrative structure chain of command and program philosophy of Mount Prospect represents Mount Prospect Academy to the community students parents and outside all company policies and duties as assigned. Benefits (Fulltime):Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceRetirement Plan 403B)STD & LTDLife InsuranceAD & DComprehensive wellness initiativesPaid time offEmployee discount programExpense reimbursementFurther education opportunitiesRequirements Education and/or ExperienceMust be 21 years of Degree certified by NHDOE in Special Education or enrolled in an approved program to complete certification Prefer: BA in field of academic content (English Math Science.... A preference will be given to teachers with educational experience related to students with identification/diagnosis with emotional disturbances attention issues or mental health : NH DOE certification/teaching license. Two or more years experience in instruction in the field of general education and/or special education preferably middle school and high school that we can support someone to obtain this certification and develop a professional development plan to ensure it is obtained in a timely fashion. Prefer two years experience interacting with children/youth including but not restricted to camp counselor coach babysitting Prospect Academy assures equal opportunity and public access and if necessary affirmative action in all its policies regarding employment and provision of services. MPA does not discriminate in its hiring programs or policies on the bases of race color creed religion ancestry national origin age disability sex marital status or sexual Prospect Academy strongly recommends but does not require that all MPA faculty (employees) stay protected against COVID19 by getting their primary vaccine series and stay up to date with a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.