Special Education Inclusion Teacher ~ Elementary

Middleborough Public Schools; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Middleborough Public Schools is seeking a dedicated special education professional to implement explicit instruction across content areas using multi-sensory and language-based approaches.

The role involves collaboration with general and special education staff, co-teaching, and providing pullout services when needed, with a focus on progress monitoring and data-driven planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct/explicit academic instruction across content areas using multi-sensory teaching, differentiated strategies, and language-based techniques.
• Collaborate and co-teach with grade level teachers, other special education staff, and specialists; provide pullout services as needed.
• Promote research-based strategies to ensure smooth transitions and generalization of goals in the general education setting.
• Serve as contact for designated caseload, complete required paperwork, monitor progress, and communicate with families and providers.
• Apply positive behavior support and data-based decision making to create a motivating classroom environment.
• Gather information from multiple sources for progress monitoring to guide instruction and planning.
• Supervise assigned paraprofessionals and coordinate schedules to meet IEP requirements.
• Consult with staff and administration as an active Team member on instructional issues.
• Perform other duties as reasonably required.

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.