Job Description
Help children with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.
Special Education Teacher Needed!
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The range for this position is: $51,525 to $72,719/year, based on experience and education.
Located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; An easy 35-40 minute commute from Dover, DE, Bridgeville, DE, and Trappe, MD, and roughly 45 minutes from the Bay Bridge.
Full time, Monday – Friday, day shift, following the 223-school calendar
+ Other Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Long term and short-term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
- Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
- 403(b) match
- Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mileage reimbursement
- Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
- Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
- Career advancement opportunities
- Paid training
- Year-round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!
+ Education and Experience
- Must have Bachelor’s degree and valid teaching certificate in Special Education meeting the Highly Qualified criteria.
- A Conditional Certificate, valid for two years, may be requested by the Educational Director for an individual with a BA/BS who does not yet meet the certification requirements for a Standard Professional certificate or Highly Qualified criteria.
- This individual would be required to meet the requirements for the renewal of the Conditional Certificate until a SPC or APC is obtained and to meet the criteria for Highly Qualified.
+ Key Responsibilities
- Implement the current Individual Education Plan with updates as necessary.
- Supervise children in areas assigned and according to behavioral management plans designated.
- Evaluate each assigned child’s attainment of goals as stated in the IEP
- Submits progress and other reports as required by the school program or requested by School administrators
- Implement strategies and provides materials and equipment as appropriate for the population served.
- Complete, in advance, and maintain lesson plans, protocol and schedules for daily planning
- Maintain records as required by Federal and State Laws/Bylaws as well as confidentiality of records.
- Attend and participate in faculty meetings, interviews, in-service sessions, Parent conferences and other activities as required by the school calendar and/or School administration.
- Supervise and document performance of classroom staff with follow-up on goals and outcomes of performance/coaching lessons
- Attend annual review and other requested/required meetings for children enrolled at The Benedictine School upon request
- Administer state testing to students as directed by School administration and submit documentation in a timely manner
- Summary:Provides instruction, directly and with the assistance of Education Assistants and Classroom Assistants, of students with developmental disabilities in education, vocational, functional and self-help, social-emotional, and behavioral areas. Instruction in enhanced by the ongoing collaboration with other team members (i.e. behavior department, parents, related services, etc.) in a multi-disciplinary approach.
+ Working Conditions
Hours of work
- Full time
- Monday – Friday 8:15am-3:30pm, this position follows the school calendar.
- No weekends.
- Overtime expectations
Work environment
- Classroom setting.
- Travel requirements
You must have a relatively clean driving record as transporting individuals may be required. We have Benedictine vehicles to use for transportation purposes. Use of your own vehicle is not required.
Not required for this position.
Benedictine is an EOE
How to Apply
For job opportunities, please visit our Benedictine website at https://benschool.org and click on the “Careers” tab to view our current job listings. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our HR Recruiter, Katie Spiering directly at 443-591-0359 or 410-634-2115 ext. 1211
When applying, mention you saw this opening listed on Disability Scoop.
