Special Education Teacher - Sky View Middle School - Severe Disabilities

Leominster Public Schools; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Leominster Public Schools at Sky View Middle School seeks an ABA sub-separate special education teacher for a full-time, immediate opening. The role focuses on assessing student needs and delivering well-designed educational plans for students with disabilities.

Responsibilities include IEP participation, progress reporting, collaboration with staff, behavior management, and support for remote learning. The candidate will supervise paraprofessionals and work in inclusion and resource settings.

Qualifications

• Experience with IEP meetings and paperwork
• Ability to provide direct instruction to students with disabilities
• Knowledge of accommodations and modifications in special education
• Familiarity with MCAS accommodations

Responsibilities

• Provide direct service to students with disabilities in appropriate settings
• Attend IEP meetings and contribute to IEP development and progress reporting
• Collaborate with Related Service professionals and school staff
• Deliver instruction aligned to IEP goals and progress toward objectives
• Support remote learning environments and supervise paraprofessionals/tutors

Skills

IEP process

Collaboration

Behavior management

Communication with parents

Remote learning support

Inclusion classrooms

Job description

Leominster Public Schools

Sky View Middle School

ABA Sub-separate Special Education Teacher

Full timeopening for an immediate opening

JOB GOAL: To assess and provide a well-designed educational plan and instruction for students with disabilities

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct service to students with disabilities, consult with other staff on student and educational issues, work in inclusion and resource classrooms

• Knowledgeable about accommodations and modifications.
• Knowledge regarding MCAS Accommodations and Alt. MCAS Development

• Participate in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process by attending IEP meetings, work collaboratively with IEP team members, complete and prepare IEP paperwork, and deliver instruction in a meaningful and appropriate way to enable students to progress toward goals outlined in the IEP.
• Complete Progress Reports.
• Develop individualized lesson plans that meet criteria for specially designed instruction
• Plan, implement, and adapt instructional activities
• Administer appropriate educational assessments to determine eligibility for special education and to gather data for the development of the IEP
• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curricular goals, and in congruency with those goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects
• Provide appropriate behavior management strategies and techniques in order to maintain a safe and effective learning environment
• Collaborate with Relate Service professionals.
• Communicate routinely with parents and other school personnel
• Perform duties to keep classroom area neat, clean, and safe
• Be able to support a remote learning environment.
• Supervise support staff (paraprofessionals/tutors)