Middle School Educational Support Teacher (Part Time)

March 7, 2023

Berman Hebrew Academy, located in Rockville, MD, has an opening for a ten-month, resource teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. The resource teacher will be responsible for working with small groups of students in grades 6-8 to provide additional support in all academic areas. This position also provides push-in resource support to teachers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides research-based interventions, accommodations, and modifications to curriculum for identified students in grades 6th-8th grade.
• Provides small group instruction as well as co-teaching
• Provides case management for students including frequent parent and teacher communication and progress reports
• Collaborates with other members of the academic team in planning and implementing the instructional program
• Serves on the ESS (Education Support Services) Team along with the Dean of Students and Guidance Counselor
• Prepares documentation for outside support including MCPS and mental health professionals
• Attends faculty, curriculum and team meetings (held before the opening of school and throughout the school year), and will attend professional days and workshops
• Maintains an attractive, organized, and engaged learning environment
• Attends school events such as Back-to-School Nights, Open Houses, and Eighth Grade Graduation

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education with concentration in Special Education
• Master’s Degree in Special Education (Preferred)
• Has a minimum of two years classroom teaching experience
• Leadership experience preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Superb interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and classroom management skills
• Knowledge of 21st century learning, principles theory and practice

About Berman Hebrew Academy

Berman Hebrew Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD. We are a warm and inclusive community of learners- students, educators, administrators, and staff offering a private Jewish education to children from Early Childhood – 12th Grade at our beautiful, spacious 15 acre wooded campus.  

We are driven by a passion for academic excellence in General and Judaic Studies, religious commitment, and character development. We foster a sense of respect and responsibility, and nurture a love for and commitment to the land and state of Israel- its history, culture, people, and language. 

Our teachers value a growth mindset both in their personal achievements and those of their students. They are not only experts in their content areas, but also mentors and role models who guide our students in developing critical thinking skills and becoming independent lifelong learners and future leaders.