Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Special Education Teacher

Supervisor : Director of Special Education

Hours : Monday through Friday 8 : 00am-4 : 45pm Duration : 11 months

Salary : Is commensurate with the teacher’s scale

Description : The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing Special Education services and accommodations to our K1-12 students, including co-teaching, inclusion and small group instruction and support.

The position is best suited for an individual with a deep understanding of Special Education practices and procedures. Candidates must have the ability to inspire students as a positive adult role model while maintaining an orderly and safe classroom environment.

Candidates must have the ability to inspire students as a positive adult role model while maintaining an orderly and safe classroom environment.

Candidates must hold appropriate MA Licensure in Special Education- Moderate Disabilities for grade level applying

Responsibilities include (but not limited to) :

Special Education

Implement school-wide procedures to maintain a school culture of high academic achievement and behavioral expectations.

Track and Develop IEP goals for mandated students

In conjunction with classroom teachers, develop accommodations for curriculum and deliver rigorous, standards-based instruction and assessments

Serve as direct service provider for approximately 15-20 students

Collect and use data to inform instruction of student learning

Collaborate with grade level colleagues and other specialist to ensure that every student shows student achievement gains

Cultivate positive relationships with colleagues, students, parents and families

Use of direct, multisensory program such as Orton Gillinghaam and / or Wilson Reading

Planning and Preparation for Learning

Knowledge - Demonstrates subject area expertise and a cutting-edge grasp of child development and how students learn.

Standards - Develops a well-honed game plan for the year that is tightly aligned with state standards and assessments.

Units - Plans all expeditions backwards, aligned with high standards, state assessments, and all Bloom’s levels; documents and shares all lessons with supervisor at a minimum of two (2) weeks in advance.

Assessments - Plans diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to closely monitor student learning.

Anticipation - Anticipates students’ misconceptions and confusions and develops multiple strategies to overcome them.

Lessons - Designs lessons with clear, measurable goals closely aligned with standards and expedition outcomes.

Engagement - Designs highly relevant lessons that will motivate all students and engage them in active learning

Materials - Designs lessons that use an effective mix of high-quality, multicultural learning materials and technology.

Differentiation - Designs lessons that break down complex tasks and address all learning needs, styles, and interests.

Environment - Artfully uses room arrangement, materials, and displays to maximize student learning of all material, focusing on learning targets and student work.