Therapeutic High School Teacher

Therapeutic High School Teacher - Bilingual English/Spanish

Position Description:

Shore Educational Collaborative is hiring a Therapeutic Special Education Teacherto support high school students in a therapeutic educational program designed to meet the individualized academic social-emotional and behavioral needs of students with disabilities.

The teacher in this position will work with individual or small groups of students on individualized flexible instruction designed to re-engage them in their education. The students typically have gaps in education due to school avoidance and other mental health concerns. Schedules may vary for each student. This program has a significant focus on Community Coaching

This position is in our Harbors program in Harbors program focuses on re-engaging students in their education following significant gaps. The highly individualized nature of the program with flexible schedules and learning modalities allows students to take ownership of their learning through what interests them.

In Harbors schedules are created collaboratively with the students team and are revisited frequently with the goal of increasing student engagement over addition the team works together to create and implement an educational path that aligns with both district requirements and student interest.

Harbors uses an experience-based learning model that provides rigorous authentic educational experiences helping students develop academic personal and college- and career-readiness skills. Through community-based coaching therapeutic support and individualized instruction students gain the knowledge confidence and practical experiences needed for future success while taking ownership of their learning.

Teachers inthis program willexpected to teachall subjects.

About Shore Educational Collaborative:

Shore Educational Collaborative was established in 1975 as one of 24 educational collaboratives in Massachusetts providing public special education to students with disabilities. Over 200 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. Were excited for you to join us.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and deliver engaging standards-aligned instruction adapted to meet the diverse academic and social-emotional needs of students in a therapeutic setting.
• Identify students strengths needs and interests in order to create meaningful and motivating learning experiences.
• Develop and implement individualized education plans (IEPs) including instructional modifications accommodations progress monitoring and data collection.
• Differentiate instruction for small-group and individualized learning environments while supporting students with a wide range of learning profiles and behavioral needs.
• Utilize trauma-informed restorative and therapeutic classroom practices to create a safe structured and supportive learning environment.
• Establish and maintain classroom systems and behavioral supports that promote emotional regulation engagement and positive peer interactions.
• Collaborate regularly with related service providers families and school staff to ensure student needs are met consistently across settings.
• Support students in developing executive functioning self-advocacy communication and future-readiness skills.
• Develop opportunities for experiential project-based and community-connected learning that increase student engagement and real-world application of skills.
• Complete and maintain all required documentation in compliance with local state and federal special education regulations.
• Maintain knowledge of current special education practices therapeutic approaches and instructional strategies through ongoing professional development.
• Celebrate student growth achievements and milestones while fostering a classroom culture grounded in dignity belonging and high expectations.

Qualifications:

• A flexible collaborative and innovative mindset around education is essential to success in this position.
• Current DESE licensure in Moderate Disabilities strongly preferred. Candidates with other DESE licensure (High School) who are willing to pursue the appropriate licensure will also be considered.
• Candidates must have strong prior teaching experience to be considered for this role.
• Experience working with students with social-emotional behavioral and/or mental health challenges preferred.
• Experience with project-based experiential or therapeutic learning environments preferred; openness to these approaches is required.
• Strong classroom management relationship-building and communication skills are essential.

Salary range: $63696.50 to $123531 commensurate with experience and education. View our salary schedule here.

Teachers in Educational Collaboratives participate in the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System.

All school staff who may be expected to manage behavior must obtain and maintain certification in Shores 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.

Required Experience:

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