Biology Teacher - Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) - DMH Worcester, MA

The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) is currently seeking a dedicated Biology Teacher to work in adolescent Department of Mental Health program site in Worcester, MA for the 2020-2021 school year. Massachusetts license, secondary level, required. Appropriate teacher license in Special Education desirable.

This is a union contract position; salary is based on union scale which includes paid personal and sick time. If you need it, sick leave may be advanced; 4.5 days for new hires; prorated based on start date. Teachers are part of the teachers’ state retirement system (MTRS) or the State Retirement System. Qualified staff may receive loan forgiveness - up to $17,500!

CES offers a variety of benefits, to learn more visit: CES Employee Benefit Guide

Who We Are: Dedicated and collaborative teams of educators committed to supporting teaching excellence through coaching, professional development and excellent administrative support. CES prides itself on providing robust and engaging learning opportunities to all its teachers.

We value: Quality and excellence, innovation, creativity and vision, inclusiveness, equity and diversity and collaboration with others. Creating a community of care is foundational to the work we do, together!

Social Justice and Equity work is central to our mission, especially in these times. We understand that all forms of oppression are damaging. We engage in this work pro-actively and purposefully, with the intent of positive outcomes, and because we need to.

We hope that you will join us in this work!

This is you:
- You have a passion for teaching all students, especially those who have been marginalized.
- You value professionalism and culturally responsive teaching.
- You love to learn! You strive to understand emerging trends in education, seek to thoughtfully employ best practices, support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
- You recognize that addressing societal oppression and inequities requires ongoing education and a commitment to allyship.

Highlights of What You Will Do:
- Develop and implement curriculum lessons and mini-units, assessing and modifying as designated in student IEPs.
- Provide content area instruction, integrating students’ IEP goals and objectives, learning style information, accommodations and modifications as appropriate.
- Implement effective instructional strategies and research based on curriculum, in accordance with the Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching and with host facilities’ policies and procedures.

We are especially excited about candidates with experience working in institutional settings.

Review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.