Careers at The Diener School
Special Education Teaching Partner
Job Description
The mission of the Diener School is to teach through experience, stimulate academically, prepare socially, and create a successful educational journey that motivates minds and inspires capabilities for a lifetime.
We are currently seeking a Special Education Teaching Partner for the 2020-2021 school year.
Our students have a wide range of abilities. Many of them have several challenges that impact learning including:
- Learning Disabilities
- ADD or ADHD
- Language Delays (expressive, receptive and processing)
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- Executive Functioning Challenges
- Social Pragmatics and Social Communication Disorders
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in Special Education or Education.
Job responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with teaching partner in the areas of classroom design, classroom management
- Responsible for multi-sensory lesson planning and implementation, report writing, and data gathering
- Communication and collaboration with administration, staff, therapists, and families
- Demonstrate professional flexibility, a growth mindset, optimism, and a sense of humor
- Demonstrate initiative, confidence, and joy in aspects of work and in front of teaching partner, other colleagues, parents, and students
- Demonstrate an ability and willingness to collaborate with a teaching partner
- Implementing behavioral programs and sensory diets
- Frequently discuss and reflect on teaching partnership as it relates to professional work and professional growth
- Demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
- Communicate effectively and efficiently with teaching partner on all aspects of the position, including student progress and information
Salary based on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
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School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist-Part Time
Job Description
The Diener School is currently seeking a part-time speech pathologist to join our dynamic therapy team for the 2020-2021 school year. The therapist will be responsible for providing services to our middle school-aged students.
Job Details
- Collaborate with the therapy and teaching teams and administrative staff in order to provide individualized support to reach therapeutic, social-emotional and academic goals
- Generate and implement individualized treatment plans
- Lead and co-treat push-in group therapy sessions
- Provide parent and teacher consultation services for children with communication and pragmatic based learning needs
- Complete and update student’s data records and progress reports throughout the school year
- Experience with the Social Thinking methodology, Zones of Regulation, and social-emotional curriculums is preferred
- Current MA/MS in speech-language pathology and Maryland licensure required
- Weekly, set schedule up to 15 hours. Looking for Monday afternoon and Thursday/Friday mornings.
The mission of the Diener School is to teach through experience, stimulate academically, prepare socially, and create a successful educational journey that motivates minds and inspires capabilities for a lifetime. Contract is based on a school calendar with some additional part-time work over the summer. Diener is an EOE employer.
Application Questions
Please answer the following questions:
- How many years of Speech-Language Pathology experience do you have?
- What is the highest level of education you have completed?
- Do you have the following license or certification: Maryland?
- When are you available for an interview or phone screen? Please list 2-3 dates and times or ranges of times.
Job Type: Part-time
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Full-Time Long Term Substitute Lead Teacher
The mission of the Diener School is to teach through experience, stimulate academically, prepare socially, and create a successful educational journey that motivates minds and inspires capabilities for a lifetime.
We are currently seeking a Full-Time Long Term Substitute Teacher for a K-1st grade classroom. Our students have a wide range of abilities. Many of them have several challenges that impact learning including:
- Learning Disabilities
- ADD or ADHD
- Language Delays (expressive, receptive, and processing)
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Executive Functioning Challenges
- Social Pragmatic Issues
Job Description
- Planning and implementing lessons that are hands-on/multi-sensory
- Collaborating with teachers, therapists, and other specialists
- Implementing behavioral programs and sensory diets
- Writing reports
- Communicating with parents
Requirements
- Bachelors in Special Education or Education Required
Job Type: Full-time
Please submit resume to:
info@thedienerschool.org