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The Wolf School inspires Complex Learners to discover confidence, compassion, and a love of learning to reach their full potential.

The Wolf School, a small independent day school in East Providence, Rhode Island, was founded in 1999 to provide a unique educational environment for children with complex learning challenges. The goal was to create a school that would provide children with the opportunity to reach their full academic and social potential. The founding members of the Board, including educators, clinical specialists, and a family, created the Immersion Model© that emphasizes the development of core grade-level skills taught through a therapeutically guided curriculum. As a result, our students make significant gains academically and socially. Today, the Wolf School educates 75 students from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

General Summary of Job:

• Work with students in various settings, implement a modified, therapeutically guided curriculum, coordinate with team members to facilitate day to day operations of the classroom
• Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with and support classroom teacher, occupational therapist, and speech pathologist to implement lesson plans related to the curriculum (academic areas, MTL, PE)
  • Greet students in the morning and take daily attendance of all students
  • Create and/or produce classroom materials based on curriculum needs (laminating, copying, ordering, etc.)
  • Assist team with documenting individual student progress (written, verbal) to team members (correct papers/quizzes/tests)
  • Support classroom team by managing small groups and providing direct instruction under guidance of classroom teacher and team clinicians (if a team member is absent, act in their place if necessary)
  • Provide support to art/music teacher and assist with classroom management during lesson (as needed basis)
  • Help develop and implement classroom positive behavior protocol and/or academic plans for classroom and/or individual students (carry out classroom management system)
  • Read files on particular students and keep up to date with new information (parent conferences, report cards, evaluations)
  • Assist classroom teacher with writing weekly newsletter and classroom website
  • Communicate with families on an as needed basis with support from team members
  • Accompany students to horseback riding (once per week) – plan lessons for riding groups on a weekly basis (if assigned)
  • Co-lead morning meeting at least twice per week
  • Lunch/recess/snack coverage throughout the week (possibly school wide)
  • Coordinate curriculum based field trips for each classroom team you are assigned
  • Attend staff meeting weekly
  • Meet with supervisor at least two times per semester or on an as needed basis
  • Attend workshops/seminars to address professional development needs
  • Support classroom documentation and data collection as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Skills & Abilities:
  • Proficiency with basic computer skills; comfortable with technology, interested in learning new programs, and able to guide students with assistive tech as needed
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to establish rapport with special needs students
  • Ability to work on a team
  • Ability to be flexible and take initiative
  • Open to giving and receiving feedback
  • Passion for researching and learning new teaching practices
  • Understand and respect human differences and support multicultural education
  • Strong technology literacy
  • Maintain an attitude that encourages teamwork & personal responsibility

Please email or mail resumes to: Lauren Duffy Karlsson, Director of Special Education

The Wolf School 215 Ferris Avenue East Providence, RI 02916

lkarlsson@thewolfschool.org