Careers at The Diener School
Middle 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, serving students 5th grade through 8th grade, for the 2021-2022 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, Education or a Related Field.
Job responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with Lead Teacher 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 other colleagues, parents, and students
- Demonstrate an ability and willingness to collaborate with Lead Teacher
- Assisting in the implementation of behavioral programs and sensory diets
- Demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
Salary based on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
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Substitute Teacher
Job Description
The Diener School is a private, non-profit Kindergarten-8th Grade School. We are currently seeking per diem substitute teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. Our students have a wide range of abilities. Many of them have 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
Job responsibilities include:
- Implementing lessons that are hands-on/multi-sensory
- Collaborating with teachers, therapists, and other specialists
- Implementing behavioral programs and sensory diets
- Overseeing lunch and/or recess
If you are interested, please send a cover letter describing your experiences and your resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Job Type: Temporary, Part-Time
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Full Time Speech-Language Pathologist
Job Description
The Diener School is currently seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to join our dynamic therapy team for the 2021-2022 school year. The therapist will be responsible for providing services to our 5th through 8th-grade students.
Job responsibilities include:
- Plan, lead, and provide push-in group therapy
- Provide speech, language, reading, and writing support and remediation through the use of researched-based instructional programs (such as the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes of LiPS, Seeing Stars, Visualizing and Verbalizing, Talkies, and Lively Letters)
- Generate and implement individualized treatment plans
- Collaborate with the therapeutic team, teaching teams, administrative staff, and outside professionals in order to provide individualized support to reach individual goals
- Provide parent and teacher consultation services
- Complete and update student’s data records and progress reports
- 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
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. The contract is based on a school calendar with some additional part-time work over the summer. Diener is an EOE employer.
Salary based on experience.
Job Type: Full Time
info@thedienerschool.org