.5 Moderate Special Education Teacher

Manchester-Essex-Regional-School-District; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Manchester Essex Regional School District's Essex Elementary School in Essex, Massachusetts is seeking a .5 Moderate Special Education Teacher to support students with diverse learning needs, designing individualized lesson plans and IEP goals with general education staff and families.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field and a state teaching license; Masters and BCBA certification are preferred. This is a part-time position with immediate starting date.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field required.
• State teaching license required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• BCBA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and design individualized lesson plans.
• Manage IEP goals and progress monitoring.
• Collaborate with general education staff and families.
• Modify curricula to fit student needs.
• Instruct students in small groups or one-on-one.
• Meet with parents, therapists, and administrators.

Skills

IEP collaboration

Differentiated instruction

Data-driven planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related

State teaching license

Master's degree

BCBA certification (preferred)

Job description

Manchester Essex Regional School District Essex Elementary School - Essex, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

.5 Moderate Special Education Teacher

Manchester Essex Regional School District Essex Elementary School - Essex, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5896923

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 21, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

A Moderate Special Education Teacher helps students with diverse learning disabilities. They design customized lesson plans, manage Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and work closely with general education staff and families to support student growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate student abilities and identify unique learning requirements
• Create and update customized learning plans for each student
• Modify general education curricula to fit student learning levels
• Instruct students in small groups, one-on-one, or via inclusive co-teaching
• Monitor academic and behavioral data to measure IEP goal completion
• Meet regularly with parents, therapists, and school administrators

The Mission of the Manchester Essex Regional School District (MERSD) is to provide a high quality, comprehensive, student-centered educational experience that prepares them for a post-secondary educational or service experience, a career, and life as an engaged member of society.

MERSD, with the partnership and support of member communities, will provide educational opportunities and resources so that all students can realize their individual, unique, and highest potential, achieve academic excellence, value integrity, and honesty, and become intellectually curious and critical thinkers.

Core Values

Student Centered

We believe schools must establish a safe environment that supports the development of all students. Schools must engage all aspects of a child’s development, including knowledge, a sense of self, emotional well-being, physical health, and skills and strategies to negotiate an ever-changing and unpredictable world.

Student Achievement

We believe MERSD should foster a learning environment that encourages academic achievement, social and emotional freedom and engagement, collaboration and creative problem-solving; the skills to confront new ideas with both rigor and sensitivity, and the awareness to and ability to extend the skills beyond the academic core to include experiential learning, the arts, cultural awareness, and physical and social-emotional health.

Equity

We believe our schools must strive to create a just and equitable environment that respects individual differences and the diversity of our communities, country, and world.

Family & Community Partnerships

Schools are a reflection of their communities. We believe that providing a quality education that prepares our students for an unpredictable world is a shared responsibility, fostered by partnerships among the schools, families, educational non-profits, businesses, and the community-at-large.

Resources

We believe the District and our community partners should collaborate to provide the necessary funding to equip our students with the essential critical thinking, analytic, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to be productive, contributing members of our local and global communities and deliver on the promise of our students’ potential.

Position Type: Part-time

Job Categories:

Special Education > Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Welcome to Essex Elementary School

Welcome to the Essex Elementary School. The entire staff at E.E.S. is committed to providing the very best education for our students. We are equally committed to maintaining a positive school culture and a safe and healthy social environment in which to learn. We do this by embracing the school’s core values of Respect, Responsibility, Achievement, Caring, and Honesty.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Education or related subject required; Masters degree preferred.
• State teaching license required.
• BCBA certification preferred.
• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Allison Collins , Director of Student Services
• 36 Lincoln Street
• Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts 01944
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]