FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!Position Summary:The IDEAL teaching position! Elementary special education teachers -- work with students in a classroom of no more than 6 students and a full-time co-teacher! Mount Pleasant Academy, the state’s premiere facility for children with emotional challenges, seeks an energetic and energized addition to our faculty for this 225-day position. Enjoy a school environment with full administration support, abundant teaching resources, professional development, and a team-centered approach to service provision. If you’re a hands-on teacher who truly wants to make a difference, this is the place for you! Receive a $1,000.00 sign-on bonus after 1 year of employment! Receive an ESY stipend after 1 year!Qualifications:-Experience with ED/BD children preferred. -Must be RIDE certified as an Elementary/Middle School Special Educator. -Special education certificate required. This is a 225-day program with competitive salary and benefits. Extensive training and supervision provided. Be part of a multi-faceted, dynamic treatment team! We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.Join our FAMILY today! About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.