Job Description

EdAdvance is a public nonprofit Regional Educational Service Center (RESC) created in 1966 under Connecticut General Statute 10-66a. Our mission is to promote the success of school districts and their communities. Collaboratively with them, we provide educational and related services. A continuing commitment to quality and excellence is our standard of performance. EdAdvance has over 600 employees with facility locations in Litchfield, Danbury, Plymouth, and Torrington.

What we offer employees:

• A highly collaborative work environment
• A high employee retention rate and recognition for years of service (at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years)
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental Insurance (30+ hours/week)
• Generous paid time off policies
• Health & wellness programs
• Reimbursement for Professional Development
• Staff learning days
• Agency-wide annual celebrations

Partnership Learning Academy - Terryville, CT

Special Education - Lead Teacher

Full Time/Academic Calendar 185-205 days
TRB Eligible

EdAdvance offers positions that provide freedom from many of the other time constraints and obstacles that can detract from the teaching profession. Our schools are very well staffed with experienced administrative, related services, mental health, and behavioral professionals. In addition, our enrollment processes allow us to align the needs of our students to our specific programs, staffing levels, and resources, creating low student-teacher ratios and small caseload sizes. In short, our teachers spend more time doing what they know and love, teaching!

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide academic instruction and support for students who are enrolled in an outplacement educational program, serving students with social-emotional difficulties and communication and behavior challenges
• Use a variety of instructional strategies to engage and motivate students
• Utilize restorative practices to help students regulate their behavior, develop perspective-taking, and take personal responsibility for their actions
• Other duties as may be assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Well-versed in Special Education procedures and regulations
• At least 3 years of recent teaching experience in a school setting
• Practiced within all modules of CT-SEDS
• Desire to work with students who struggle with regulating behavior and social emotional responses
• Experience in writing IEP goals, completing achievement evaluations and interpreting the results to propose services and instructional needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to unpredictability of student academic and behavioral needs

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Active Connecticut Certification in Special Education (Endorsement #: 065, 165, 265 or 113)
• Master's Degree in Special Education preferred
• Ability to withstand the physical demands of frequent standing, bending, kneeling and therapeutic holding as required
• Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this job

Application Procedure:
Applications should be submitted for consideration by visiting EdAdvance's employment page at, http://edadvance.org/about-us/employment, and click on the APPLY button next to the job posting of interest.

EdAdvance does not discriminate in any of its programs, activities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran, marital or familial status, pregnancy, genetic information, or status as a domestic violence victim, (along with any other classification protected by law). EdAdvance further provides equal access to the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and all other designated youth groups. To file a complaint of discrimination, write Director, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103. Any person having inquiries concerning EdAdvance's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies and procedures, including compliance with Section 504, Title VI or Title IX, should contact: HR@edadvance.org