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Learning Prep School in Newton, MA is seeking a Food Service Instructor to join our dynamic team of highly-qualified special education professionals for the 2024-2025 School Year.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, great work-life balance, and a caring community of dedicated special education professionals. The LPS staff culture is truly unique in its welcoming, collaborative, and caring manner towards each other. We’re looking for likeminded individuals that would contribute to this wonderful team!

Full-time benefits include:

• 100% Employer Paid Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, and AD&D Insurance
• 75% Employer Paid Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts Available
• Free Breakfast, Lunch, and on-site Parking
• Deeply Discounted On-site Childcare
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Discretionary Employer Match (currently 3%)
• Access to Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Pet Insurance
• Employer Paid EAP benefits (Employee Assistance Program) available for employees and their family members

All applicants must submit a resume and cover letter to be considered.

This is a full time position: Monday – Friday 7:30am-3:15pm, with some after-school meeting days until 4pm.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field preferred
• Massachusetts DESE License Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities 5-12 OR Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 OR Culinary Arts 5-12 preferred

Reports to: School Principal

Job Goal: To provide informed, engaged, and differentiated instruction as defined in each student’s IEP.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the program core values and mandated programs.
• Responsible for the delivery of content and skills across a broad range of academic disciplines.
• Establish and implement behavioral norms, consistent routine (i.e., classroom rules, in-place behavior monitoring system for reinforcement) to be maintained in the classroom and throughout the school building.
• Provide differentiated classroom instruction through the implementation of curriculum content, methods and materials, guided by the MA Curriculum Frameworks and Common Core State Standards, in accordance with copyright regulations.

About Learning Prep: Located in West Newton, Learning Prep School is an innovative and unique non-profit school for students with significant and diverse language and learning challenges. Our students face a broad range of learning disabilities, including language-based, nonverbal and executive functioning difficulties. Understanding that language skills are the basis for all learning, LPS’s unique curriculum integrates the teaching of language skills in all subjects. LPS strives to provide specialized instruction in an inspiring, warm, supportive and emotionally safe environment. Founded in 1970, LPS is the largest independent day school serving students with disabilities from across the state.

To learn more about our unique school for students with language-based learning disabilities please visit our website www.learningprep.org.

LPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay: $52,000.00 – $60,000.00 per year