Special Education~ Substitute

Middleborough Public Schools; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Middleborough Public Schools is seeking a dedicated special education professional to implement adaptive instruction for designated students in varied settings. You will use multi-sensory teaching, assistive technology, and data-informed methods to support goals.

You will collaborate with teachers, specialists, and families, manage IEPs and progress reports, and participate in annual reviews and Team meetings to ensure effective services.

Qualifications

• Experience with behavioral therapeutic techniques, including Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Collaborative approach with teachers, specialists, and families.
• Familiarity with MCAS Alternate Assessment.
• Experience documenting IEPs and progress reports.

Responsibilities

• Implement and adapt academic and specially designed instruction across content areas using multi-sensory teaching and differentiated strategies.
• Collaborate with grade level teachers, special education staff, and specialists to provide services.
• Promote research-based strategies for transition and generalization of goals within regular education.
• Assess progress toward objectives and goals for feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Serve as contact person for designated caseload, including IEP paperwork and Team process.
• Utilize classroom management strategies, including a positive behavior intervention system.

Skills

Multi-sensory instruction

Differentiated instruction

Assistive technology

Self-contained setting

Tools

MCAS Alternate Assessment

Job description

Position starts immediate through approximately mid-November or longer.

• Implement and adapt direct/explicit academic and specially designed instruction across content areas using multi-sensory teaching, differentiated strategies, 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 a self-contained setting as well as in the general education environment.
• Experience with behavioral therapeutic techniques with a diverse population preferred, including Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Collaborate with grade level classroom teachers, other special education teachers, and specialists to provide comprehensive and effective services to assigned students.
• 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.
• Assesses student progress towards: objectives, expectations, and/or goals (e.g. behavioral, motor development and communication skills, academic needs, vocational abilities, etc.) for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• 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.
• Instruct students using real world, functional applications that support students’ independent living and vocational skills.
• 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.
• Familiarity with MCAS Alternate Assessment
• Perform other duties as reasonably required.