Teacher Special Educator, Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (SY 24-25)

Position : Teacher Special Educator

Office of Student Services / Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge is a vibrant, diverse city and a central hub and driver of the nation’s innovation economy. Home of the renowned educational institutions of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is also the center of an impressive array of biotechnology, science, and information technology companies.

Educating about 7,000 students JK-12, the Cambridge Public Schools includes award-winning faculty, cutting edge technology, and innovative programs. While each of our public schools is unique, they are joined in a shared vision of rigorous, joyful, and culturally responsive learning plus personalized support for every student. Over 30% of CPS students speak a language other than English at home, and over 70 languages are spoken by our families. Among the most common are Spanish, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, and Portuguese. Our schools proudly embrace this diversity.

The Office of Student Services (OSS) is responsible for providing a variety of supports and services to students in Cambridge Public Schools (CPS). Our programs are dedicated to ensuring equitable access and success for students with disabilities and students who have advanced learning needs. The Office of Student Services is comprised of special education, 504 services and the office of advanced learning.

The Role :

The Special Educator is responsible for providing specially designed instruction to students with disabilities in both general education and separate settings. The Special Educator will work collaboratively with general education, special education, and related services staff to ensure that students with disabilities have positive educational outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

• Provide direct special education services to students with disabilities
• Provide explicit instruction and / or support in reading / literacy, math, written language, and social-emotional behavior
• Progress monitor student mastery of IEP goals and objectives using various assessments and data collection tools
• Develop Individualized Education Programs for students based on various types of data specific to the student's present levels of functioning and performance
• Provide instruction of students using systematic, structured, and multisensory approaches to learning
• Collaborate with general education, special education, related services, and staff
• Administer formal and informal assessments and analyze data to inform decisions regarding IEP goals / objective, learning approaches / content and support
• Accommodate and modify for student learning and support the general education teacher with the implementation of appropriate accommodations in the general education setting
• Any related duties as outlined by the Assistant Superintendent, Special Education Director and / or Coordinator of the Office of Student Services
• Ensure implementation of student’s Individualized Education Plan
• Ensure effective collaboration with families, community supports / services, related service staff, and general education teachers
• Ensure effective instruction and support for students with disabilities
• Other duties as assigned

Your Skill Set :

As the incoming Special Educator you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications :