Special Education Teacher - COMPASS Program

Young World Physical Education; Wakefield (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Wakefield Public Schools seeks a Special Education Teacher for the COMPASS Program at Woodville Elementary in Wakefield, MA. The role involves managing a caseload for grades 2-4 and ensuring compliance with IEP mandates, with opportunities for small group instruction and collaboration with general education teachers.

The ideal candidate holds a Moderate or Severe Special Needs Certification and brings experience with social-emotional learning, inclusive programming, and parent communication to

Qualifications

• Moderate or Severe Special Needs Certification required
• Experience working with students with significant social/emotional impairments/disabilities
• Experience/background knowledge of Social Emotional Learning Curriculum and implementation
• Experience creating and implementing programming that supports the needs of students in both inclusion and Special Education settings
• Experience collaborating with general education teachers to create plans that support academic, social, and emotional learning of students on caseload

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of special education caseload of students in grades 2-4, ensuring implementation of and compliance with all mandates related to IEP process.
• Provide, if necessary, small group instruction of grade level content
• Develop therapeutic service delivery model in which all students improve social/emotional competencies to become self-sufficient and independent learners.
• Establish and maintain regular two-way communication with parents
• Manage and direct paraprofessionals to support the needs of students
• Collaborate with outside agencies to support social emotional team model, as appropriate
• Support transitions for students from elementary therapeutic programming and into high school therapeutic programming.
• Perform all such duties as assigned by the Principal and Administration of Special Education.

Job description

Special Education Teacher - COMPASS Program

Wakefield Public Schools Woodville Elementary School - Wakefield, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job Details

Job ID: 5876097
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Job Description

Qualifications:

• Moderate or Severe Special Needs Certification required
• Experience working with students with significant social/emotional impairments/disabilities.
• Experience/background knowledge of Social Emotional Learning Curriculum and implementation
• Experience creating and implementing programming that supports the needs of students in both inclusion and Special Education settings
• Experience collaborating with general education teachers to create plans that support academic, social, and emotional learning of students on caseload

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of special education caseload of students in grades 2-4, ensuring implementation of and compliance with all mandates related to IEP process.
• Provide, if necessary, small group instruction of grade level content
• Develop therapeutic service delivery model in which all students improve social/emotional competencies to become self-sufficient and independent learners.
• Establish and maintain regular two-way communication with parents
• Manage and direct paraprofessionals to support the needs of students
• Collaborate with outside agencies to support social emotional team model, as appropriate
• Support transitions for students from elementary therapeutic programming and into high school therapeutic programming.
• Perform all such duties as assigned by the Principal and Administration of Special Education.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Physical Demands: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $63,302 to $119,318 Per Year
Job Categories:

Special Education > Excessive Needs/Severe/Profound Disabilities

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• HR Department Wakefield Public School
• 60 Farm Street
• Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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