Walls Educator

Position: Without Walls Educator
Mission:
The mission of The Guild for Human Services is to educate, encourage and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities so they may achieve their full potential to lead high-quality lives and participate meaningfully in the community.

At The Guild you can join a workforce of creative, dedicated, and passionate employees working every day to enhance the lives of youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and other challenges.

Without walls educators will be responsible for co-teaching classes designed to enhance generalization and real-life application of skills into larger groups and the community. Alongside a licensed classroom special educator, clinical, residential, vocational, and recreational services team, this position will develop lesson plans that encourage community inclusion and engagement, independence, and the development of life habits and skills that can create happiness and satisfaction for our student's long-term quality of life.

They will be responsible for a group of students with various profiles, specifically targeting transitionally aged youth in our program. In addition, the without walls teacher will supervise the assigned teaching assistants in their classroom.

Primary

Job Responsibilities:

* Teaches functional living and community-based skills to various profiles of students.

* Establishes, maintains, and promotes a classroom atmosphere, which ensures the emotional and physical safety of students and emphasizes mutual respect, self-worth, self-discipline, cooperation, consideration, and responsibility.

* Develop and maintain community, generalization and functional life skills assessments and curriculum.

* Maintains accurate and confidential records for all assigned students.

* Provides information, support, and communication with all team members to include families and districts.

* Coordinates with our employment and recreation department to practice and embed possible scenarios / locations for community engagement.

* Maintain accurate records and reporting regarding each student's development.

* Utilizes and implements classroom management techniques and positive reinforcement to maintain organization, orderliness, and a productive learning environment.

* Represent the program to parents, educational consultants, educational professionals, and potential employers for assigned caseload/classroom.

* Coordinate and facilitate on and off-site experiential learning activities for assigned caseload/classroom as well as implement classroom curriculum.

* Records attendance, progress, and related IEP documentation for students enrolled in classes.

* Serves as sponsor for related after school activities.

* Bachelor required; masters preferred.

* Massachusetts Certification in Moderate or Severe Special Needs or willingness to be waived and participate in structured guidance and support. Or a clinical license such as OT or OTA, SLP or SLPA, BCBA or BCaBA (would consider an RBT with appropriate experience and degree).

* Training or experience teaching skills to students who have a mental health and/or developmental disability diagnosis.

* Ability to demonstrate supervisory and administrative skills.

* Valid driver's license.

* Must meet Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check requirements.

* Able to work flexible hours