Special Education Teacher at Catholic Charities in Timonium, Maryland

Job Description:

Catholic Charities, the largest private non-profit provider of human services in Maryland, has a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment of 2,000 employees. We serve children and families, people living in poverty, individuals with intellectual disabilities, the immigrant community, and seniors.  Year after year named as a Baltimore Top Workplace, we offer great benefits, generous paid time off, and provide career opportunities where you can make meaningful differences in the lives of others as we fulfill our mission to love, serve, teach and work for justice.

Respects children and family rights by recognizing the dignity of each individual and maintaining the confidentiality of all
client information.
• Maintains the environment of care by complying with therapeutic standards, risk management policy, and procedures for
maintaining client safety.
• Contributes to Performance Improvement at the individual, department, and agency levels.
• Accurately applies knowledge of treatment approaches appropriate to the physical and developmental age of clients served.
• Understands and applies policies and procedures for infection control.
• Attends all required training and in-service courses (CPR, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Procedures, Infection Control,
Trauma Informed Care, etc.).
• Develops and implements lesson plans to meet established curriculum guidelines and individual student needs. Documents
student progress including grading papers, workbooks, class participation, homework, etc. and maintains files related to
student work as necessary. Incorporates an "affective curriculum" by introducing activities to develop social awareness,
appropriate social behaviors, and constructive expression of individual experiences into the instructional program. Prepares
and submits annual comprehensive progress reports, monthly Treatment Team Educational reports, IEP and academic report
cards and high school transcripts at the end of each term.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
Special Education Teacher I: Bachelor's Degree in Special Education or related field, with certification in Special Education
by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Special Education Teacher II: Master's degree in Special Education or related field, with Advanced Professional
Certification.
 Requires the ability to walk and stand up to 85% of the time. Requires physical ability to intervene and restrain children
in crisis situations including the ability to run, lift and transport children to another location.
 Experience with emotionally disturbed children preferred. Provisional employment may be offered to otherwise eligible
candidates actively pursuing completion of their certification requirements.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet the ever-changing needs of our employees including but not limited to:

• Health/Dental/Vision


• Vacation/sick/holiday pay


• 403(b) Retirement Plan with a discretionary employer contribution 

Join Catholic Charities of Baltimore where you will be an important member of an trauma-informed care organization that promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, healing and self-care, and that believes that every person has infinite worth and promise.

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer

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