Middle School Science Teacher

Learning Prep School in Newton, MA is seeking a Middle School Science Teacherto join our dynamic team of highly qualified special education professionals for the 2024-2025 School Year.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, great work-life balance, and a caring community of dedicated special education professionals. The LPS staff culture is truly unique in its welcoming, collaborative, and caring manner towards each other. We're looking for likeminded individuals that would contribute to this wonderful team!

Full-time benefits include:

• 100% Employer Paid Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, and AD&D Insurance
• 75% Employer Paid Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts Available
• Free Breakfast, Lunch, and on-site Parking
• Deeply Discounted On-site Childcare
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Discretionary Employer Match (currently 3%)
• Access to Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Pet Insurance
• Employer Paid EAP benefits (Employee Assistance Program) available for employees and their family members

All applicants must submit a resume to be considered.

This is a full time position: Monday - Friday 7:30am-3:15pm, with some after-school meeting days until 4pm.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Massachusetts DESE License Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities 5-12 OR PreK-8 OR General Science 5-8
• DESE SEI Endorsement preferred

Reports to: School Principal

Job Goal: To provide informed, engaged and differentiated instruction as defined in each student’s IEP.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the program core values and mandated programs.
• Responsible for the delivery of content and skills across a broad range of academic disciplines.
• Establish and implement behavioral norms, consistent routine (i.e., classroom rules, in-place behavior monitoring system for reinforcement) to be maintained in the classroom and throughout the school building.
• Provide differentiated classroom instruction through the implementation of curriculum content, methods and materials, guided by the MA Curriculum Frameworks and Common Core State Standards, in accordance with copyright regulations.
• Monitor students with vigilance and integrity at all times in accordance with the program’s policies, including the Acceptable Use policy.
• Formulate weekly lesson plans, monthly projected plans as specified by Supervisor.
• Review of all cumulative records of assigned students including: IEPs, evaluations, progress notes, status reports, medical background, etc.
• Participate in IEP meetings as needed; make specific recommendations, report progress.
• Maintain parent contact in cooperation with other school staff (i.e., phone log, e-mail, etc.).
• Maintain collaborative communication with staff to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Attend to assigned duties (i.e., lunch, cab, break duty, etc.)
• Attend weekly staff meetings, in-service training, parent meetings, student-centered staff meetings.
• Establish goals to continue professional growth and development.
• Implement problem solving, negotiating, and mediating skills with students, following CPI guidelines.
• Maintain a respectful, positive, pro-active professional attitude.
• Develop an ongoing, problem solving relationship with supervisor, seeking guidance as necessary.
• Use a wide variety of assessments including individual, common and external assessments to inform and evaluate teaching and learning.
• Compile report card grades and/or individual student progress reports as required and within estimated timelines.
• Maintain language-based classroom structure to facilitate development of receptive and expressive language skills.
• Communicate student progress regularly with parents and/or community when specified.
• Complete weekly goal sheets when specified.
• Implement assistive technology when specified and consult with Assistive Technology Specialist as needed.

About Learning Prep: Located in West Newton, Learning Prep School is an innovative and unique non-profit school for students with significant and diverse language and learning challenges. Our students face a broad range of learning disabilities, including language-based, nonverbal and executive functioning difficulties. Understanding that language skills are the basis for all learning, LPS's unique curriculum integrates the teaching of language skills in all subjects. LPS strives to provide specialized instruction in an inspiring, warm, supportive and emotionally safe environment. Founded in 1970, LPS is the largest independent day school serving students with language-based learning disabilities from across the state.

To learn more about our unique school for students with language-based learning disabilities please visit our website www.learningprep.org.

LPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Direct Applicants Only, No Recruiters

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• What prompted you to apply for this position? [PLEASE PROVIDE BRIEF RESPONSE TO BE CONSIDERED]

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• MA DESE License in Sp. Ed - Moderate Disabilities 5-12 (Preferred)
• MA DESE License in General Science 5-8 (Preferred)
• MA DESE License in Sp. Ed - Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person