Special Education Inclusion Teacher ~ Elementary

Middleborough Public Schools; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Middleborough Public Schools is seeking a dedicated Special Education teacher to implement direct and explicit academic instruction across content areas using multisensory strategies and language-based techniques for students receiving services.

You will collaborate with grade-level teachers, other special education staff, and specialists to provide comprehensive services, coordinate IEPs and progress reporting, and supervise paraprofessionals while ensuring effective instruction and data-driven

Qualifications

• Experience implementing IEP goals and progress reports.
• Proficiency with evidence-based instruction and data-driven planning.
• Ability to collaborate with general education teachers and specialists.
• Experience coordinating schedules to meet IEP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement direct/explicit academic and specially designed instruction across content areas using multisensory teaching, differentiated strategies, and language-based techniques.
• Collaborate and co-teach with grade level classroom teachers, other special education teachers, and specialists to provide services.
• Promote and assist in the implementation of research-based strategies to ensure transition and generalization of students’ goals.
• Serve as contact person for designated caseload, including paperwork and Team process management (Annual Reviews, conferences with parents/Team members).
• Utilize classroom management strategies to create a positive instructional environment.
• Use data-based decision-making for instruction and lesson planning.
• Provide supervision to assigned paraprofessionals.
• Coordinate student and staff schedules to ensure IEP compliance.
• Consult with staff and administration on instructional issues as a Team member.
• Perform other duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Multisensory Instruction

Differentiated Instruction

Special Education

IEP Documentation

Collaboration

Assistive Tech

Education

Special Education Certification

Job description

• Implement direct/explicit academic and specially designed instruction across content areas using multi-sensory teaching, differentiated strategies, and language-based techniques, including use of modified content, methodology, and performance criteria as needed, as well as assistive/educational technology in the classroom, for designated students receiving services in the general education and/or learning center environment.
• Collaborate and co-teach with grade level classroom teachers, other special education teachers, and specialists to provide comprehensive and effective services to assigned students. Provide pullout services as well.
• Promote and assist in the implementation of research-based strategies to ensure the transition and generalization of students’ academic and social goals within the regular education environment and throughout the school.
• Serve as contact person for designated caseload, including completion of all associated paperwork (monitoring student performance, writing IEPs/progress reports, etc.), management of the Team process (conducting Annual Reviews, conferencing w/ parents/Team members, etc.), and maintenance of communication between teachers, specialists, families, and any outside providers.
• Utilize appropriate classroom management strategies, including a comprehensive positive behavior intervention system, to ensure a successful and motivating instructional environment within the classroom and throughout the school for designated students.
• Use a multi-disciplinary approach to gather various sources of information for progress monitoring in order to routinely implement data-based decision-making practices to guide instruction and lesson planning.
• Provide supervision to assigned paraprofessionals.
• Coordinate student and staff schedules to ensure compliance with IEP requirements and the efficient use of resources.
• Consult with staff and administration on instructional/student issues as an active, participatory Team member.
• Perform other duties as reasonably required.