High School Special Education Teacher (PHS)

Pittsfield Public Schools; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsfield Public Schools is seeking a High School Special Education Teacher for Pittsfield High School in Massachusetts. The role focuses on delivering the curriculum with diagnostic/prescriptive adaptations to meet student needs and interests.

Responsibilities include planning, assessment, classroom management, and collaboration with families and staff to promote equity and high achievement for diverse learners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• MA DESE Certification Severe Disabilities All Levels.
• Experience teaching high school science and math, working with students with mental health diagnosis.
• Strong lesson planning skills with a focus on student centered instruction; ability to co‑teach; ability to use data to plan for, assess and modify instruction.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Desire to work with students and families.
• Ability to use Google Docs, Excel and Word.
• Ability to learn new software systems.

Responsibilities

• The teacher is the district's primary agent for instruction with responsibility for presenting the prescribed curriculum effectively and employing a diagnostic/prescriptive approach to identification and subsequent adaptation to the needs and interests of the students.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of curriculum content.
• Planning and assessment of instruction and curriculum.
• Maintaining classroom management.
• Planning and delivering effective instruction.
• Promoting high standards and expectations for student achievement.
• Communicating with students, parents, and other district employees to work on behalf of students.
• Promoting equity and appreciation of diversity.

Skills

Lesson planning

Co-teaching

Data-driven instruction

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Google Docs

Excel

Word

Job description

High School Special Education Teacher (PHS)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5865760

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Aug 18, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

The teacher is the district's primary agent for instruction with responsibility for presenting the prescribed curriculum effectively and employing a diagnostic/prescriptive approach to identification and subsequent adaptation to the needs and interests of the students.

The duties commonly associated with the position include but are not limited to:

• maintaining up-to-date knowledge of curriculum content
• planning and assessment of instruction and curriculum
• maintaining classroom management
• planning and delivering effective instruction
• promoting high standards and expectations for student achievement
• communicating with students, parents, and other district employees to work on behalf of students
• promoting equity and appreciation of diversity

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories: Special Education > Autism

Job Categories: Special Education > Emotionally Disabled

Job Categories: Special Education > Hard of Hearing

Job Categories: Special Education > Learning Disabled

Job Categories: Special Education > Mentally Disabled

Job Categories: Special Education > Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Job Categories: Special Education > Multiple Disabilities

Welcome to Pittsfield High School, Special Education Department

PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL'S CORE VALUESWe believe that it is the responsibility of Pittsfield High School not only to reflect the community, but also in cooperation with the home and other institutions, guide our young people to maturity by helping them to understand themselves and the world in which they live.We provide an atmosphere that fosters a love of learning, encourages intellectual inquiry, and promotes the growth of personal, civic, and social responsibility.We because the school recognizes individual interests and abilities, it provides classroom and extracurricular activities in a varied and ever-evolving program designed to satisfy our diversity of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs.We recognize our professional responsibility to provide an environment, which will allow individual treatment of students, facilitate flexibility in response to special needs, and promote attitudes and behaviors which are non-prejudicial regarding a student's ability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and health status.We are committed to a continuing search for innovative teaching methods.We believe that beyond the immediate goal of providing the academic needs for college preparation and career training, is the higher responsibility of helping the individual student achieve full potential as a human being, with a profound reverence for life and a respect for the dignity and worth of every individual.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred. MA DESE Certification Severe Disabilities All Levels. Experience teaching high school science and math, working with students with mental health diagnosis . Strong lesson planning skills with a focus on student centered instruction; ability to co‑teach; ability to use data to plan for, assess and modify instruction. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Desire to work with students and families. Ability to use Google Docs, Excel and Word. Ability to learn new software systems.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Lynn Taylor , Principal
• 180 Connecticut Avenue
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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