| Description | Special Education Teacher- Fresh Start Program
Boys and Girls Club (Lynn Vocational Technical Institute)
*This is a long-term substitute assignment beginning January 2025 through March 2025.
Lynn Public Schools is guided by its mission, vision, and core values.
Mission - The Lynn Public Schools commits to providing our students with a safe inclusive learning environment that inspires and promotes individual academic and personal growth.
Vision - Drawing upon the strength of our community, our families, our students, and our partners, Lynn Public Schools commits to supporting the intellectual, vocational, academic and social-emotional success of all of our students. We create equitable conditions for all students to thrive in a global society. With a focus on equity, excellence, and innovation, the district serves 17,193 students across 28 schools.
Core Values - The Lynn Public Schools community celebrates that we live in a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse and connected world. In our partnered effort to prepare students for this world, we are equally committed to:
- Inclusiveness
- Shared responsibility
- Collaborative relationships
- High expectations
- Inspiring life-long learning
JOB DETAILS
The mission of Fresh Start Prep is to assist young adults, ages 18-21 years old, with disabilities transition from school to adulthood with the highest level of independence possible. This will be achieved through classroom instruction, community-based instruction, meaningful work, and community involvement. The transition-aged student's primary instructional delivery person is the fresh start prep educator. Student achievement and individual growth primarily depend on the classroom teacher's work and efforts. The position is demanding, varied, and complex. The teacher must be a relationship builder, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be well-trained in content knowledge and teaching strategies. The educator works extensively to develop scaffolded lessons and community experiences to meet students’ IEP goals and objectives. The teacher should know current trends, research, and best practices for working with transition-aged students.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in the specific subject area(s): Moderate Disabilities
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; master's degree preferred.
- SEI Endorsement
- Strong district lens regarding special education, curriculum, and equity
- Sound knowledge of high school curriculum in core subjects and common core standards.
- Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations related to special education
- Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children to effectively problem solve
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
- Experience in urban district/setting preferred
- Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for effective planning and assessment of curriculum and instruction for students with mild autism, intellectual impairments, and closely related disabilities
- Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
- Coordinate activities to increase students’ self-determination that are results-oriented processes focused on improving academic and functional achievement
- Maintain transition binders for students in the program to track students’ post-secondary goals, community participation, self-advocacy, records, and independent living
- Write and implement IEP documents, including goals and objectives for students in the program
- Collaborate with non-profits and community-based organizations to seek volunteer and career opportunities for students and maintain current relationships
- Prepare students for opportunities with appropriate adult services providers
- Assist students to be successful with a college-level class that students take while in the program
- Communicate with families, staff, and other stakeholders about students’ progress while attending the program
- Plan and supervise community outings to maximize student exposure to real-life experiences
- Meets and instructs assigned students in the locations and at the time designated
- Performance of other job-related duties as assigned by the administrator of special education, deputy administrator of special education, assistant director of special education, or program specialist
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
BENEFITS: The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision. Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) as well as Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis.
An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC) and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
All MUST be completed PRIOR to the start of employment.
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement or any other consideration made unlawful by any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including Title VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the 1972 Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and M.G.L. Ch. 76:5, M.G.L., Ch.151, if and as applicable. Race, when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools, whether or not specified, shall include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles.
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