Middle School Teacher - Therapeutic Program

Shore Educational Collaborative was established in 1975 as one of 24 educational collaboratives in Massachusetts, providing public special education to students with disabilities. Over 180 students, aged 3-22, attend our school in Chelsea, receiving a comprehensive education and related services.

At Shore, we believe that every person can grow, learn, and achieve goals that are meaningful to them. Our work is guided by our core values – educate, enrich, inspire – and we operate with respect, integrity, accountability, and compassion. We center our students, striving to be exceptional in our programs while honoring our community of diverse backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, and perspectives. We believe in collaboration and a strong team, with an 88% retention rate of professional staff. We’re excited for you to join us.

Role and Responsibilities:

We are hiring a Therapeutic Middle School Special Education Teacher to educate students in a therapeutic support our middle school program (SOAR) based out of our school in Chelsea.  Therapeutic support is provided by School Adjustment Counselors and our Director of Therapeutic Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Identify students' needs and interests and develop engaging lesson plans
• Develop individualized education plans (IEPs) for each student, setting learning goals and adopting modifications as necessary; ensure each student's activities and lessons are differentiated and organized according to their abilities
• Develop and teach lessons that provide engaging learning opportunities for small groups and individual students while meeting required specifications of IEPs and 504 plans.
• Implement IEPs, provides ongoing or follow-up assessments, and continually track progress and make modifications as necessary.
• Collaborate with related service providers to ensure each student's needs are met and plans are followed.
• Develop, complete, and maintain all paperwork mandated by local, state, and federal guidelines, laws, and regulations.
• Maintain knowledge of special education teaching methods, research, and best practices through professional development and study.
• Establish and enforce classroom management structure and rules that ensure the academic engagement and the physical and mental safety of all students.
• Develop opportunities for students to access community resources, and engage in future-readiness opportunities that will help them value and engage in their education.
• Celebrate the achievements and successes of students.

A flexible and innovative mindset around education, and the ability to be self-directed, are necessary to the success of this position.

Current DESE licensure in Moderate Disabilities and/or any High School academic licensure preferred. Candidates who are close to licensure, who are eligible for licensure, or who have a different DESE license and are willing to pursue the appropriate licensure will be considered.  

Salary range: $63,696.52 - $123,530.78, commensurate with experience and education. View our salary schedule here. Placement on the salary scale takes all teaching experience into consideration (for example, if a candidate has 12 years of teaching experience, they will be placed accordingly).

This position will participate in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System.

All school staff who may be expected to manage behavior must obtain and maintain certification in Shore's approved behavioral safety training program (Safety Care or equivalent). These skills are essential to ensuring the safety of all program participants and staff, and to meet state and federal requirements related to the safe implementation of behavior intervention plans.