Math Specialist (Grades 6-8)

TrulyHired; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly professional development

Fully stocked supply closets

Prep periods every day

Supply budget

Job summary

Alma del Mar in New Bedford, MA is seeking a Specialist who will plan and teach targeted interventions inside and outside the general education classroom. You will collaborate with teachers and the academic support team to design instruction that accelerates each scholar's learning and build strong relationships with Alma families.

This role offers meaningful professional growth, supportive leadership, and a salary starting at $49,150 for a first-year teacher; bilingual candidates are

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or higher.
• At least one year of full time teaching experience preferred.
• Proven effectiveness leading students to significant academic gains; include data in resume.
• Massachusetts DESE Licensure in Special Education.
• If not licensed, consult MA licensure information site.
• A passion for working with kids and belief that all can succeed.
• Humility, resilience, hunger to learn and grow.
• Strong team orientation.
• Infectious joy.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach highly effective interventions inside and outside the general ed classroom.
• Work closely with teachers and academic support to design instruction that furthers each scholar's learning.
• Develop high-leverage relationships with Alma families while maintaining autonomy to do what's best for scholars.

Skills

Teaching experience

Interventions planning

Collaboration with families

Humility and resilience

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Massachusetts DESE Licensure in Special Education

Job description

Job Description

About Alma

Alma del Mar is a K-8 charter school whose mission is to put every one of our scholars on the path to college and to challenge them to be service-minded leaders. We do this by immersing our scholars in a highly demanding, highly supportive environment where they receive a content-rich education. As an Expeditionary Learning school, Alma brings to life a three dimensional vision of student achievement that includes mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality student work.

We're located in New Bedford, Massachusetts a beautiful coastal city known for its history as the heart of the whaling industry and as a central hub of the abolitionist movement.

Alma gets results for kids. Alma scholars not only outperform their district peers on MCAS, they often outperform their peers in the surrounding suburbs. In some areas, our scholar achievement now matches some of the highest performing schools in the Commonwealth. We have been nationally recognized for our work with English Language Learners.

Specialist Role

As a Specialist you will plan and teach highly effective interventions both within and outside the general education classroom. You will work closely with other teachers in your curriculum area and the academic support team to design instruction that furthers every scholar's learning. You will develop high leverage relationships with Alma families. You'll receive the support you need in all aspects of your work, while retaining the autonomy to do what's right for the scholars with whom you work closely every day.

At Alma we believe that we can best serve our scholars by helping you to meet your long-term professional growth and career goals.

Who We're Looking For

• A bachelor's degree or higher
• At least one year of full time teaching experience preferred
• Proven effectiveness leading students to significant academic gains (please include specific data related to your student's academic gains in your resume)
• Massachusetts DESE Licensure in Special Education.
• If you are not yet licensed in Massachusetts, please consult this website for more information on how to obtain that license: https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/
• A passion for working with kids and a belief that all kids can succeed
• Humility, resilience, and a hunger to learn and grow
• Strong team orientation
• Infectious joy

What You Can Expect

• Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
• High quality, weekly professional development
• Fully stocked supply closets for all your classroom needs (+ a supply budget!)
• Prep periods every dayFriendly, supportive, #almazing colleagues
• Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Salary starts at $49,150 for a first year teacher. Bilingual candidates are compensated higher.

Alma del Mar is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

Alma del Mar is an inclusive, K-8 Expeditionary Learning school that puts New Bedford children on a college trajectory and challenges them to be service-minded leaders. By engaging in a rigorous academic program with an emphasis on meaningful work, our students will master essential skills and content, take ownership of their learning and think boldly while addressing complex academic and community issues.

We take the work of preparing our scholars to be college-bound, service-minded leaders seriously, and our academic results support this claim. Alma scholars not only outperform their district peers on MCAS, they often outperform their peers in the surrounding suburbs. In some areas, our scholar achievement now matches some of the highest performing schools in the Commonwealth.