Special Education Teacher — COMPASS SEL & Inclusion

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

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