Special Education Teacher - High School (2025-26 School Year)

Pilgrimac; Plymouth, Houston (MN, TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational collaborative is seeking a dedicated Special Education Teacher for a high school position. This role involves working with students facing significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in a supportive and structured environment. The ideal candidate will possess the necessary certification and experience in special education, particularly with social emotional disabilities and high functioning ASD. This full-time position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives, fostering their academic and personal growth while collaborating with a passionate team. Join a forward-thinking institution committed to educational excellence and student success!

Qualifications

• Must have appropriate Massachusetts certification in Special Education.
• Experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a conducive classroom environment for effective learning.
• Evaluates student progress and maintains accurate records.
• Works collaboratively with staff to plan instructional goals.

Skills

Special Education Certification

Experience with Social Emotional Disabilities

High Functioning ASD Experience

Classroom Management

Instructional Techniques

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education

Master's Degree in Special Education

Job description

Applications will be accepted
Thursday, April 17, 2025 12:00 AM -
Friday, May 16, 2025 11:59 PM
(Eastern Standard Time)

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Special Education Teacher - High School (2025-26 School Year)

Job Description

Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore.

We have an anticipated vacancy for a high school Special Education Teacher to work at our substantially separate school, Pilgrim Academy, located in North Plymouth. Pilgrim Academy is a small, structured, therapeutic school for students experiencing significant social, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. The goal of placement is to assist students in re-establishing and maintaining typical adolescent responsibilities such as: consistent school attendance, appropriate emotional regulation, effective interpersonal skills, and consistent completion of school work. The school offers students an opportunity for psychological, academic, and personal growth.

This is a high school position in our social-emotional/behavioral program.

Well-qualified candidates must have appropriate Massachusetts certification in Special Education and experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD. There is an optional ESY Program for summer employment as well.

This is a full-time position to start August 25, 2025.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Meets and instructs assigned classes in location and at a time designated.

2. Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.

3. Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of PAC Executive Director.

4. Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.

5. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individual student group involved.

6. Strives to implement by instruction and action the Collaborative’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

7. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

8. Evaluates student progress on a regular basis.

9. Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, Collaborative policy, and administrative regulation.

10. Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy.

11. Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.

12. Attends and participates in faculty meetings.

13. Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods.

14. Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.

15. Accepts a share of the responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned.

16. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress.

17. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relations with others.

18. Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.

19. Any and all other duties to fulfill responsibilities as Teacher of Special Needs.

Terms of Employment:

Salary, benefits and work year subject to the prevailing Agreement Between the Pilgrim Area Collaborative Professional Staff Association and Board of Directors.

To learn more about Pilgrim Area Collaborative, please visit us online at www.pilgrimac.org and find us on Facebook!