Special Education Teacher for ABA Classroom

Wachusett Regional School District; Sterling (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wachusett Regional School District seeks a Special Education Teacher for its ABA classroom at Houghton Elementary School. The teacher will hold a MA teaching certificate with endorsements in moderate to intensive needs and SEI endorsement, with ABA programming experience.

The position is year‑round, including a 5‑week summer session, Monday through Thursday. The role involves creating IEPs, data collection, progress reports, and collaboration with staff, families, and specialists to implement

Qualifications

• Experience developing IEPs and data collection for progress reporting.
• Ability to implement ABA programming and behavior plans in classroom settings.
• Strong collaboration with district staff, teachers, and families.

Responsibilities

• Consult with staff/parents to develop IEPs.
• Conduct or supervise data collection and summarize results for records.
• Use instructional methods appropriate to meeting objectives, planning group activities and discrete trials.
• Conduct evaluations/observations; write and present reports.

Skills

ABA programming experience

IEP development familiarity

Communication with parents

Education

Massachusetts teaching certificate with endorsements in moderate or intensive special needs

SEI Endorsement

Job description

The Wachusett Regional School District encourages all candidates who are committed to enriching the lives of our student population to apply.

Our Core Values are: Collaboration, Empathy, Inclusivity, Integrity, Perseverance, and Responsibility.

Our Mission:To ensure a vibrant, inclusive, and respectful educational community in which we:Fostera safe, nurturing, and welcomingenvironment. Provide all students with equitableopportunities for deep and meaningfullearning through multiple pathways.Empowerall students to develop and apply theiruniquestrengths, passions, and curiosities.Partnerwith our community to meet our goals while optimizing the effective and efficient use of our resources.

Position: Special Education Teacher for ABA Classroom

Location: Houghton Elementary School

Pay: In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Special Education Teacher for the ABA classroom shall possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The Teacher shall hold a valid Massachusetts teaching certificate with endorsements in moderate or intensive special needs as the position may require, while also having SEI Endorsement. The Teacher shall have experience in ABA programming. This is also a year round position and includes teaching in the summer for 5 weeks, Monday through Thursday.

The Teacher shall:

• 1.Consult with appropriate District staff and or parents to develop IEP's
• 2. Conduct or supervise data collection , summarize results for student records and prepare written progress reports as required.
• 3. Employ instructional methods and materials that are the most appropriate for meeting stated objectives including planning for group activities and discrete trials as well as the implementation of behavior plans and other intervention strategies.
• 4. Conduct developmental or educational evaluations and observations; write and present reports for team consideration.
• 5. Write final draft IEP's for students in the ABA class as required.
• 6. Assign tasks to paraprofessional support staff and review their daily work with students.
• 7. Communicate student progress to parents/guardians and serve as a liaison between the parents and the school.
• 8. Collaborate and communicate with other professionals including regular education teachers, related service providers, Special Education Coordinators and consultants, to develop approaches that benefit each student to assure that goals and services are being met.
• 9, Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct. Develop reasonable rules of school behavior and procedures and maintain order in the school and classroom in a fair and just manner
• 10. Assist the administration in implementing District goals and policies related to the educational and operational needs of the District
• 11. Attend staff or team meetings and serve on staff committees as required
• 12, Participate in Restraint training; become certified in its implementation and maintain the ability to implement techniques of deescalation or restraint, be familiar with regulations related to restraint use.
• 13. Maintain and improve professional competence
• 14. Perform any other related task or duty at the direction of the building principal or designee
• 15. Responsible for serving as a member of the Special Education Team - writing educational plans and progress reports on ESPED and completing assessments within the required timelines.
• 16. Responsible for following the student IEP and ensuring compliance with state and federal compliance ; including the delivery of high quality services; the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment and the implementation of BIP's.
• 17. Responsible for remaining up to date with curriculum content and for modifying the curriculum and instruction for students with disabilities as identified on their IEP's.
• 18. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning with small and large group instruction formats, using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques.
• 19. Responsible for communicating and collaborating with regular education teachers and other personnel in their educational programming for students with disabilities
• 20. Responsible for understanding the state required guidelines around alternative testing and for providing appropriate accommodations as identified on student IEP's during these administration periods.
• 21. Responsible for assessing student knowledge using formal and informal means to develop measurable IEP goals according to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and to support student learning.
• 22. Responsible for creating and coordinating a schedule of services for students to ensure all IEP requirements are met throughout the substantially sub-separate and inclusive settings.
• 23. Responsible for creating and administering the MCAS-ALT portfolios for students in grades 3-5 by adhering to all DESE requirements, development guidelines, timelines and protocols.
• 24. Responsible for classroom management of all students, meeting monthly with parents, participating in all building and ABA Program consultative meetings as well as weekly staff meetings to ensure student growth.