Transforming Lives, Inc Hiring for Special Education Teacher Job at Middletown, DE Full Time

Transforming Lives, Inc. (TLI) is looking for a certified special education teacher to serve in one of our secondary therapeutic classrooms in Middletown, Delaware.

Our mission is to help your youth feel connected, valued, and challenged to positively transform their lives. We use relationships, resources, and best practices to prepare youth for the next step in their transformation journey. We do this while building an organizational community where we are all connected, progressing, and proud to belong.

To learn more about our organization, visit our website at www.TLIServices.org., and click the link below to watch a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiAJYcVME4s

TLI offers competitive salary, full benefits, and a 401K with an employer match. This position is a 10 month position.

Job Description

Teachers are responsible for delivering quality instruction to a diverse student population. Teachers are expected to set ambitious learning goals for their students and work to achieve them by utilizing research-supported teaching strategies, forming positive relationships with students predicated on high expectations, and being a good steward of their students’ learning and outcomes. Special Education teachers are responsible for tracking student data, providing learning interventions specified in student IEPs, and adjusting services as necessary to meet the changing needs of our students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Deliver high quality instruction to all students via research-supported teaching strategies.

· Provide tailored supports & interventions to students with IEPs.

· Track student performance as measured by their individualized learning objectives, and use this data to help adjust learning goals.

· Adhere to the state and federal standards, ensuring lessons, homework, class work, and assessments prepare students to be competent, fully engaged learners.

· Utilize regular student progress monitoring to make lesson adjustments, collect progress data, and inform students, staff, and families of progress.

· Form strong relationships with students, based on high expectations of their behavior, attitude, and performance.

· Adhere to the principles of Restorative Practices, including the facilitation of regular student circles within the classroom.

· Create quality lesson plans and unit plans; this will include working with your fellow teachers to collaboratively plan cross-curricular lesson and unit plans.

· Supervise students in various capacities, including during check-in, student meals, dismissal, etc.

OTHER DUTIES

· Maintain strong classroom management that allows for a milieu that supports learning and academic risk taking.

· Adhere to the principal elements of our behavioral health services, including, but not limited to, trauma informed care (TIC), SafetyCare, and mindfulness.

· Attend regular professional learning committee meetings (PLCs), professional development, and collaborative planning sessions.

· Submit required materials (e.g. student grades; IEP information; etc.) by their established deadlines.

· Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

· N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

· Employee is required to perform de-escalation and physical non-violent crisis interventions as needed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

· The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Employees in this classification work primarily indoors and in direct contact with students, the public and school district staff.

· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

TRAVEL

· This position requires little travel. This is an on-site position.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

· Bachelor’s Degree.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· 3 years related experience, a current valid teaching certificate, and a Master’s degree in teaching, a subject matter discipline, or a related field.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

· A valid Delaware teaching certificate in special education is required. Candidates may be hired if they are eligible for a teaching certificate or possess an emergency certificate.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Middletown, DE, 19709: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Middletown, DE 19709: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
• Special education: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)
• Special Education Certification (Required)

Work Location: One location