The Amherst Public School District is currently seeking a highly qualified candidate for a 6th grade Classroom Teacher position for Fort River Elementary School. This is a full-time, school year position. Our school has a strong inclusion based model, and therefore encourages, or at times requires, a co-teaching model with either a Special Education or English Language Learning teacher partner. Fort River houses two distinct district programs to meet the needs of the district’s neurodiverse student population for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Emotional Disabilities. Our school is home to the district’s dual language program teaching students in English & Spanish (Caminantes), so bilingual and multicultural or bicultural applicants are preferred. We are committed to hiring to match our demographic, which is currently 56% students of color. A successful candidate will be enthusiastic and committed to education and willingly collaborate to meet diverse student needs.
Furthermore, the individual will create a safe and welcoming classroom environment that is conducive to learning, develops students’ academic, language, and social-emotional skills, and reflects the cultures of the student population.
Applicants must hold a valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary Education license as a Classroom grades 1-6 license or ability to obtain a waiver.