Special Education Teacher – Language-Based Disabilities (High School) SY26/27

Special Education Teacher – Language-Based Disabilities (High School) SY26/27

Swampscott High School | Swampscott Public Schools

Position Overview

Position Overview. Join a team where community comes first. Swampscott High School is looking for a dedicated Physics(e.g.) Teacher to help us uphold our commitment to academic excellence, create meaningful opportunities for students, and strengthen our collaborative school community. In this role, you will be responsible for providing intensive, specialized instruction to students with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities in a substantially separate setting.

Guided by the district’s C.O.R.E. values—Community, Opportunity, Respect, and Equity—you will foster a safe, respectful classroom culture and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure every student develops the literacy and self-advocacy skills necessary for success in college, career, and citizenship.

Essential Functions

Specialized Literacy & Content Instruction

• Evidence-Based Pedagogy: Deliver structured, direct, sequential, systematic, and multi-sensory instruction to teach decoding, encoding, phonemic awareness, and reading comprehension.
• Core Subject Delivery: Responsible for teaching specialized ELA and Reading to students with dyslexia, incorporating explicit instruction in content-relevant vocabulary and academic language.
• Math & Writing Support: Provide targeted, specialized instruction and accommodations for students with learning disabilities in written expression and mathematics.
• Executive Functioning: Provide explicit instruction in executive functioning skills, including organization, task initiation, and time management.

Case Management & Compliance

• Documentation: Conduct comprehensive evaluations, draft Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and produce detailed progress reports within state and district timelines.
• Assistive Technology: Integrate and manage Assistive Technology tools to facilitate student access to high-school-level curriculum.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Operate within a team-based model, working closely with the Speech and Language Therapist and other related service providers.

Professional Reliability & Outreach

• Consistent Attendance: Maintain punctuality and consistent attendance to ensure instructional continuity and the safety of students within a specialized setting.
• Family Partnership: Maintain proactive, transparent, and frequent communication with families regarding student progress and programmatic goals.

Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid Massachusetts Educator License in Severe Disabilities (All Levels) preferred.
• Certifications: Orton-Gillingham or Wilson Reading Program certification is required.
• Education: Master’s Degree in Special Education or a related field required.
• Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience specifically with students with language-based disabilities.
• Compliance: Successful completion of a Massachusetts CORI and fingerprint-based national criminal background check.

Physical Requirements

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.

• Stamina & Mobility: This position may require long periods of sitting, reaching with hands and arms.
• Communication & Senses: Talking or hearing in person and by telephone; using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls.
• Vision: Specific vision abilities include close/distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Environment: Possible exposure to ultraviolet lights (monitors/copiers) and various hazards common to a school building.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Swampscott Public Schools does not discriminate or tolerate harassment against students, parents/guardians, employees, or the general public. No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to the Swampscott Public Schools, or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of study of the Swampscott Public Schools on grounds of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, genetic information, ancestry, children, marital or civil union