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Job Opportunity: Teacher: Students with Moderate Disabilities PreK-8:Worcester Public SchoolsJob description:Postings >Details TEACHER: STUDENTS WITH MODERATE DISABILITIES PREK-8Worcester Public Schools - AnticipatedWorcester Public Schools Worcester, Massachusetts Job Details Listing ID: 3729628Application Deadline:December 10, 2021 Published: November 29, 2021 Starting Date:Immediately Job Description PLEASE READ: FOR ALL POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE A MA DESE LICENSE, PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR LICENSE NUMBER OR VISIBILITY TO YOUR LICENSE. IF THAT INFORMATION IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLICENSED. The Worcester Public Schools is soliciting applications for a teacher of students with moderate special needs for the 2021-2022 school year. All principals who have vacancies will be able to review the applications in this pool. To maximize the effectiveness of your application, Information technology is recommended that you provide a cover letter which describes the specific training and practice 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 income schedule. As a teacher in the Worcester Public Schools you will be expected to provide rigorous instruction to the diverse population of students in your classroom. You will be expected to align your teaching to the district and state curriculum; to regularly assess students for learning comprehension and to modify your teaching to ensure that students are learning; to provide a classroom that is conducive to the learning needs of all students, especially students who are learning English and students with disabilities. The Worcester Public Schools is wonderfully diverse and our prosperous teachers capitalize on this diversity to provide rich learning environments. Being an educator in the Worcester Public Schools will require that you have patience, perseverance, creativity, excellent content knowledge, and a true desire to prepare all students for prosperous lives. For candidates who are committed to the work of preparing Worcester students to excel in college and beyond, we offer a competitive income package and participation in federal loan forgiveness programs (more information about these programs is available on our website in the Human Resources section). We have two different types of positions available. One position is a general TMSN position. The other is a position working in one of out programs for students with Autism. ACCOUNTcapability OBJECTIVE: This teaching position is accountable for providing services to students who have been identified with a discapability through the team evaluation process. These students are identified as needing systematic instruction all over their day to address weaknesses across the curriculum. Students are taught compensatory strategies using multi-sensory techniques to enable them to reach their potential and build self-esteem. PRINCIPAL Job 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. 3. Responsible for remaining up to date with curriculum content and for modifying the curriculum and instruction for students with learning disabilities as identified on their IEPs. 4. Responsible for providing multi-sensory language curricula on a everyday basis and support student development of phonological consciousness, decoding, fluency, word recognition and comprehension expertise in reading acquisition. 5. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning in inclusion and/or LD classes using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques. 6. Responsible for communicating and collaborating with regular education teachers and other personnel in the educational programming for students with learning disabilities. 7. Responsible for knowledge the state required guidelines around standardized testing and for providing appropriate accommodations as identified on student IEPs during the administration of these tests. 8. Responsible for assessing student knowledge and academic progress using formal and informal means to develop measurable IEP goals and to support student learning. 9. Responsible for creating and coordinating a schedule of services for students to ensure all IEP requirements are met. 11.Responsible for providing individual, small group, and inclusion instruction aligned with the IEP. 12.Responsible for guiding and supervising paraprofessionals in the instruction/support of students. 13.Responsible for implementing appropriate assistive technologies to support and enhance the students' communication and learning. 14.Responsible for the promotion of equity and appreciation of diversity to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning in the least restrictive environment. 15.Responsible for attending monthly department meetings and building located meetings/two per month. 16. Responsible for assuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness, or discapability. 17. Performance of other job-related tasks as assigned. REQUIRED Appropriate qualifications: 1. Massachusetts DESE license in Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 2. SEI Endorsement 3. BA degree 4. A minimum of three years' prosperous teaching practice in Special Education 5. Evidence of mastery of a wide variety of teacher competencies, curricula and the knowledge of a wide variety of effective instructional models, including multi-sensory, structured language techniques. 6. Excellent written and oral communication expertise PREFERRED Appropriate qualifications: 1. capability to speak Albanian, Arabic, Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, or an African Language 2. practice teaching students who are English language learners 3. Demonstrated practice with second language acquisition. WORK YEAR: 183 days income: Appropriate step on teacher's income schedule This deadline does not preclude further advertisement or recruitment. Please Note: Your account will read ?review? once we open your application, this does not necessarily mean we are interviewing at this time. Please ensure all of your contact information on SchoolSpring is accurate as we will reach out through SchoolSpring as needed all over hiring process. Employment type: Full-time Positions Available: 5 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, discapability,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 PLEASE READ: FOR ALL POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE A MA DESE LICENSE, PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR LICENSE NUMBER OR VISIBILITY TO YOUR LICENSE. IF THAT INFORMATION IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLICENSED. » Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required Application Questions This employer has requested that all candidates answer the following questions. Information technology is highly recommended that 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 been terminated for cause from a prior position? If so please explain. Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces) 2.Have you ever worked for the Worcester Public Schools? When? What capacity? Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces) 3.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 4.Are you applying for a general TMSN position? Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces) 5.Are you applying for a position working with students on the Autism spectrum? Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces) Contact Information Kay Seale, Manager of Special Education 20 Irving Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 Phone: 508-799-3093 Email address: sealek@worc.k12.ma.us Skills:
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