Long Term Substitute Special Education Teacher

East Longmeadow Public Schools; East Longmeadow (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

East Longmeadow Public Schools Meadow Brook School in East Longmeadow, MA, seeks a qualified Long-Term Substitute Special Education Social Skills Teacher. The role provides direct instruction and support to students with disabilities in social skills, communication, behavior, and access to the general education curriculum, through individual, small-group, and inclusion settings.

The successful candidate will collaborate with teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, and families to

Qualifications

• Massachusetts DESE licensure as Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities
• Ability to support diverse academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers
• Implement students’ IEPs with appropriate accommodations
• Monitor student progress and development of social, behavioral, and academic skills
• Provide direct instruction and support in social skills, communication, behavior, and access to the general education curriculum

Skills

Massachusetts licensure

Collaborative skills

Communication skills

Job description

Long Term Substitute Special Education Teacher

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Job Details

Job ID: 5948275

Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Oct 02, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Oct 8, 2026

Job Description

The Role: Meadow Brook School seeks a qualified candidate for a Long-Term Substitute Special Education Social Skills Teacher position. The teacher will provide direct instruction and support to students with disabilities that impact social skills development, communication, behavior, and access to the general education curriculum. Services will be provided through individual, small-group, and inclusion settings.

The successful candidate will collaborate with classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, and families to implement students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), provide appropriate accommodations and modifications, monitor student progress, and support the development of positive social, behavioral, and academic skills.

Required Qualifications

• Current Massachusetts DESE licensure as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities
• Ability to effectively support students with diverse academic, behavioral, communication, and social-emotional needs
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Compensation: $130 per day for a licensed teacher. After 30 consecutive days, compensation increases to Bachelor’s Step 1 on the teacher salary scale ($54,500).

Company Culture & Diversity

ELPS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where employees feel valued, respected and are empowered to be their unique selves. We believe that our administration and District staff should reflect the increasingly diverse community we serve, and that we should be intentional about elevating diverse voices and perspectives as an integral part of our work with students. Together, we can continue to build an inclusive work culture that centers equity, encourages empathy, supports belonging, and embraces cultural diversity as an important asset to the overall success of our schools.

Why You Should Join Our Team: East Longmeadow Public School District is committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced, acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end, we welcome and strongly encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.

Position Type

Full-time

Job Categories

Substitute > Substitute

Welcome to Meadow Brook School

Meadow Brook School serves East Longmeadow students in preschool through second grade in a nurturing child centered environment. At Meadow Brook, we feel that reaching children where they are functioning-academically, socially, emotionally, and physically-is critical to their development. We offer a challenging curriculum that is aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks as well special subjects such as Physical Education, Art, Music, Computer Lab, and Library. We also have a comprehensive special education program as well as gifted and talented education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The East Longmeadow School Committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the District who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, assigned, and promoted without regard to their race, creed, color, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability. An applicant for employment with a record expunged pursuant to Section 100F, Section 100G, Section 100H or Section 100K of Chapter 276 of the General Laws may answer 'no record' to an inquiry herein relative to prior arrests, criminal court appearances, juvenile court appearances, adjudications or convictions.

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required
• CORI and state mandated fingerprint background checks required

Contact Information

• Renee Lodi , Principal
• 607 Parker Street
• East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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