Math Teacher

The Walker Beacon School is a private non-profit 198-day special education school serving students of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We serve a population of 65 students in grades 7 through 12 with average to above average cognitive and academic ability who struggle predominantly with anxiety, depression, and trauma, which frequently manifests as internalizing behaviors. Many members of our school community have also experienced difficulties feeling accepted in a public-school setting while working to explore and accept their identities.  

We seek a Special Education Math Teacher for our Watertown Campus.

Under the direction of the Admin Team, the English Teacher will be responsible for teaching classes of up to eight students with primary social emotional disabilities. The English Teacher will develop and implement the curricula for courses that meet the Massachusetts frameworks and will have the opportunity to develop and teach innovative and unique courses.

Essential functions include:

1. Collaborate with team members to support student’s educational and emotional needs.


2. Design academically rigorous unit and lesson plans that address all student learning styles and needs.


3. Accurately measure student progress with formal and informal assessments.


4. Maintain a safe learning environment that is conducive to academic and social risk-taking in the classroom and milieu.


5. Provide executive functioning instruction and support students who need additional academic support during study periods.


6. Track student progress and report quarterly.


7. Prepare Current Performance Level paragraphs and IEP goal updates for annual IEP meetings.


8. Apply Walker Beacon’s model of therapeutic interventions, including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), and implement treatment protocol and appropriate therapeutic strategies established in student’s treatment plans, IEPs, and individual support plans.


9. Establish relationships with all students that are based on respect for individual learning styles, developmental stages, and temperaments.


10. Attend and participate in required meetings, complete assigned report writing tasks in a timely manner, and actively communicate with families and members of the students’ multidisciplinary teams.


11. Actively participate in supervision and professional development opportunities offered at Walker Beacon.


12. Follow and implement all Walker Beacon policies and procedures.


13. Additional duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Passion for working with students with social emotional needs


• Sense of humor


• Flexible


• At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred


• Master’s degree preferred

Job Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance


• 401K with matching


• Life insurance


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Paid Time Off


• Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with certification in Moderate Special Needs, 5-12 and a minimum of one year direct teaching experience preferably in a similar setting.

Walker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, national guard or reserve unit obligations, participation in discrimination complaint-related activities, or membership in any category protected by federal or state law.