Special Education Tutor - Anchor program (Therapeutic)

The tutor provides individual and group tutoring to students supported by our therapeutic wrap-around program (Anchor) and assists with delivering plans and programs to address their needs, as directed by the special education teachers and mental health providers in the Anchor program. The tutor may conduct informal assessments with children and/or perform other tasks related to improving student performance. This position provides direct services to children, supplements teaching, and supports students with emotional regulation as needed. The tutor provides instructional and emotional support to high school students. The successful candidate will have an understanding of current instructional practices and assessments. The successful candidate will be expected to communicate and collaborate effectively with students and staff. The special education tutor will assist in collecting data, facilitating communication among students and other staff members, making accommodations or modifications to the curriculum, and/or performing other tasks related to improving student performance and well-being, as assigned by the therapeutic program staff members. This position provides direct services to high school students. A bachelor's degree is required.

Responsibilities:

1. Effectively and efficiently manage the therapeutic milieu classroom: appropriately greet and support students seeking support, thoughtfully communicate and enforce classroom expectations, and collaborate with other program staff as needed to support dysregulated students.

2. Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of a special education teacher and mental health providers. Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles and emotional challenges under the direction and guidance of the special education teacher, mental health providers, and/or administrator.

3. Assist the special education and mental health providers/case manager with implementation of IEP accommodations and modifications, and perform other classroom-related tasks in general education classes and special education classes.

4. Communicate clearly and professionally in conversation and in all written materials with students, staff, and, when necessary, parents.

5. Implement program expectations with fidelity and consistency.

6. Contribute to a therapeutic educational environment that supports the individual needs of students.

Start date: ASAP

Salary: Appropriate step on the Tutor salary schedule, depending on experience.

Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School are seeking diverse and culturally competent educators.