Special Education Teacher - Middle School ELA

Milestones Day School is a private school located in Waltham MA. We support high functioning students with a wide range of special needs including but not limited to Autism spectrum disorders Learning Disabilities ADHD Anxiety Disorders and other psychiatric issues. Our state of the art facility provides a creative and supportive environment for students to reach their highest level of potential. Milestones offers students a unique and intensive year-round academic and therapy work collaboratively with our clinical staff allowing multidisciplinary teams that consist of Teachers Psychologists Occupational Therapists Speech Therapists Reading and Math Specialists BCBA Principal and Directors. We have a low student to staff ratio and a teacher assistant to support teaching in each classroom. We are currently accepting applications for a licensed Special Education Teacher to teach ELA in grades 6-8.*Active Massachusetts Teaching Licensure required - Moderate Disabilities or Severe Disabilities*Primary Responsibilities include:-Develop ELA lesson plans that include differentiated instruction and opportunities for hands on learning.-Providing academic behavioral and emotional support to students working collaboratively with others developing curriculum and lesson plans developing specialized instruction and modifying curriculum as necessary to meet the needs of Milestones students.-Preparing all curriculum instruction writing progress reports maintaining grades in Powerschool and updating web content pertaining to their classes.-Creating lesson plans that are based upon the Massachusetts Frameworks. Teachers are required to maintain their professional teaching license.-Developing lesson plans that include differentiated instruction and opportunities for hands on learning.-Assist in the development of student Individualized Education Plans and attend IEP meetings.-Writing quarterly progress reports and report cards.-Gathering analyzing and using student performance data to inform instruction.-Developing positive and meaningful relationships with families through weekly communication to highlight each students social-emotional and academic :-Active Massachusetts Licensure in Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 Moderate Disabilities 5-12 OR Severe Disabilities-Masters degree in Education or Special Education (preferred); Bachelors degree in a related field (required)-Positive disposition and a team-player mentality-Excellent communication skills-Well-developed writing skills-Strong organizational skills-Flexible approach to classroom managementMILESTONES PROVIDES EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDING:-Competitive salary-6 weeks of paid Vacation 8 Sick days and 2 Personal days in addition to scheduled holidays. Earn 1 additional Vacation day after 1 year of service and up to 2 additional days for every year of service thereafter.-Medical Insurance including Fitness Center Reimbursement and Annual Physical Exam Bonus-Dental Insurance & Vision Plan-Onsite Workout Facility401K Plan Long-Term Disability and Life insurance-Paid Parental Leave and Pre-tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account-Community Service Opportunities-Half-day Summer Fridays-We supply all materials (no out-of-pocket expenses!)-Employer sponsored conference and workshop attendance for professional development-Supportive and collaborative co-workersSalary Range: $75000-$80000**Please submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.**