Teacher (C) - MCI Shirley

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MCI Shirley Shirley, MA Apply Duties :

• Teach academic classes as assigned by supervisor including reading, writing, math, science and social studies.
• Ability to adapt lessons for ELL population.
• Create curriculum to supplement in person instruction.
• Utilize research-based practices, current instructional methods, and current materials to ensure effective instruction.
• Possess the ability to teach in a correctional setting and interact with an adult incarcerated population with possible medical, psychosocial, or educational deficits.
• Work with the Education Division and administration staff to deliver specialized instruction in a secure setting.
• Complete daily attendance and update student case plan as required by Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Award Earned Good Time and complete performance ratings on time each month, and other time sensitive documentation for program completion as directed in SOP.
• Complete the required 40 hours of training within the fiscal year as well as maintaining a current MA teaching license.
• Administer standardized testing to students including

TABE, TABE

CLAS-E, HiSET and HiSET qualifying exams as needed on the tablet and paper/pencil.

• Maintain student education files: perform monthly purge, process incoming and outgoing files, and update incarcerated individual educational documentation as needed.
• Track EGT for academic boosts.
• Identify and recruit potential incarcerated individual class participants when necessary.
• Schedule incarcerated individuals for academic testing and meet with students to determine appropriate placement, as needed.
• Determine student eligibility for placement in educational programming based on program participation history, current assessment scores, program requirements and interest, as needed.
• Maintain and review educational program waitlists, as needed.
• Utilize an informed understanding of current educational assessments to provide educational instruction.
• Maintain a record of professional development and DOC training attended.
• Illustrate a comprehensive and current knowledge of DOC policies and procedures.
• Engage in Division priorities to enhance the progression of strategic goals, and collaborate with other professionals, both inside and outside of the Education Division, to contribute to the goals of the Division.
• Interact and communicate with staff and incarcerated individuals in a professional manner while always utilizing appropriate boundaries.
• Report any security related matters to their supervisor promptly, in addition to managing assigned classroom in accordance with institutional rules and regulations.
• Responsible for any other duties assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Applicants must have at least a Bachelor's Degree. Knowledge of principles, methods, and practices in adult education. Working knowledge of educational tests and assessments. Ability to work with incarcerated individuals, teaching staff and administration. Experience teaching adult learners. Experience teaching ESL preferred.

Comments:

Please note that salaries for union positions are determined according to the provisions of the respective collective bargaining agreement. Applicants must have no felony convictions, to include any actions defined in 5 U.S.C. 301;

U.S.C. 509, 510

; 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609. The Massachusetts Department of Correction shall not hire anyone who may have direct contact with incarcerated individuals, who has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other institution as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997; or has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse, or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in the above paragraph. The agency shall consider any incidents of sexual harassment in determining whether to hire anyone who may have contact with incarcerated individuals or residents. The DOC urges bi-lingual applicants to apply. First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements:

None Special Requirements:

Possession of appropriate Teacher's Certificate issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

• Comprehensive Benefits
• When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.

We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future. Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards! An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Job:

Education

• Organization:

  Department of Correction

• Title:

• Teacher (C) -

MCI Shirley Location:

Massachusetts-Shirley-Harvard Road Requisition ID:

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