Teacher- Vocational

At the Cardinal Cushing Centers, we support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, providing possibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Our programs for students, adults and community members include education, employment training, transition services, residential care, therapeutic and recreational services.The Vocational classroom provides special education services to students from 18-22 years of age. This transitional class provides instruction Functional Academics focusing on a variety of real life skills such as budgeting, employability, work readiness, etc. Additionally they provide vocational opportunities, both simulated and real life, in order to prepare the students for potential future employment.

They must differentiate instruction for their individual students in accordance with licensing frameworks as well as with the IEP for each student. The teacher must create and maintain a safe environment and manage rules and expectations with staff within their classroom. They will need to develop IEPs, take daily data, and report progress within mandated timelines. The teacher should have an understanding of a variety of special needs and how disabilities may impact learning and instruction.

The Vocational class provides all DESE required instruction, employment training, and community opportunities. The vocational teacher is expected to support the students within the classroom as well as the vocational sites to help generalize the vocational skills they have been learning.