Special Education History Teacher

Who We Are Looking For: 

Are you the Special Education History Teacher we have been looking for? In this position you will be able to convey your passion for helping others by working with our youth!  

Anchor Academy is a therapeutic day school that specializes in trauma-informed services for students ages 10-22 with complex trauma histories, mental health issues, educational challenges, and/or behavioral difficulties. Anchor Academy offers students a supportive environment that addresses their education, clinical, pre-vocational, recreational and behavioral needs. Individual, group, nursing, and milieu counseling are provided. 

Anchor Academy utilizes unique ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) and BCC (Building Communities of Care) treatment frameworks that focus on building individual capacities for emotion regulation, personal strengths, and healthy relationships. Certified Special Education teachers provide students with curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.  

What You'll Do: 

Anchor Academy is seeking a highly organized and professional candidate to serve as a licensed Special Education teacher with experience teaching middle and high school aged students. The ideal candidate will be patient and enthusiastic, and would have an interest and experience in teaching vocational and transitional skills. 

The ideal candidate will have the ability to work with students in a clinically appropriate manner while maintaining a challenging learning environment. Experience working with students in an alternative school setting is preferred. Anchor Academy uses an interdisciplinary approach working collaboratively with the educational, clinical, nursing, and vocational departments.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Why JRI?  

• Be who you are! JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve.  
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits. 
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment. 
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4,000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!  
• Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups (including multicultural affinity groups, LGBTQ+ advocacy, employee engagement groups, etc.), self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program. 
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more! 

Requirements:

• Massachusetts certification in moderate disabilities by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and leadership abilities.
• Knowledge of the needs of the population served; understanding of the range of interventions and treatment required by this population
• Background Check: Acceptable CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and OIG background check
• At JRI, you will learn to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our youth. 
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.  

JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. JRI is an equal opportunity employer.