Teacher - Special Education (Comprehensive Learning Center)

Special Education Teacher

(Comprehensive Learning Center)

Job Summary

This Special Education Teacher will support students that have multiple needs that reach across most developmental domains such as communication, social skills, behavior regulation, adaptive living skills, and academics. The services include a combination of supported inclusion, reverse inclusion, discrete trial training, small group activities and incidental teaching strategies. 

Qualifications

• Education: Hold a Bachelor’s degree (required) or Master’s degree (preferred) in Special Education.
• Hold a Massachusetts Teaching License in Special Education (Moderate Disabilities required)
• Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified
• Current authorization to work in the United States
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to use technology effectively
• SEI Endorsement
• Current authorization to work in the United States

 Responsibilities

• Teach, co-teach, reinforce, remediate, and ensure mastery of academic content with individual students, small groups of students, and whole class(es) of students in accordance with their IEPs
• Evaluate students’ for their three-year evaluation process and to progress monitor students regularly and prepare measurable goals and objectives for IEP review and reevaluation meeting(s) in accordance with state and federal regulations;
• Design and develop all student programs/program books
• Participate in TT and data collection
• Must be or willing to be Safety Care Trained
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and modify instructional practices
• Collaborate and effectively communicate consistently and professionally with students, families, and colleagues
• Participate in curriculum design and professional development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions
• Ensure students are engaged and invested in the classroom, managing behavior and providing incentives
• Formulate, write, and implement Individualized Education Programs
• Organize and implement an instructional program that meets the developmental level and unique learning style of diverse learners
• Manages the classroom to maintain a positive, safe, secure and effective learning environment by providing a high degree of structure, clear expectations and consistency. Implements expectations and consequences as appropriate for each student as outlined in behavior management plan
• Maintains a firm, fair and consistent approach to the instruction of students and promotes student involvement by reinforcing positive behaviors
• Ensures the rights of all students are observed and protected through the use of appropriate and respectful communication, proper de-escalation techniques, and correct physical restraint methods when necessary
• Use professional quality consistent communication to convey information to the student’s team (internal and external)
• Meet all district, state and federal requirements for the program to which you are assigned, including IEP and Progress Report deadlines
• Demonstrate an understanding of functional skills and implement a system of positive behavioral interventions
• Administer a variety of assessment tools, write detailed reports, summarize the results and provide recommendations
• Use formative and summative assessment and document student progress and achievement; assess and analyze student strengths; design and implement appropriate instruction to facilitate learning and growth
• Collaborate with other educators, related service providers and parents to maximize student outcomes
• Remain current with accepted and appropriate instructional theory, practice and research, including engaging in regular and strategic professional development to stay current in best practices for diverse learners
• Provide ongoing support and monitoring of paraeducators in ABA principles and methodologies
• Experience in toilet training and developing toileting plans
• Ability to graph and analyze behavior and academic data
• Collaborate with others on the Implementation of high and low-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems
• Completion and submission of MCAS Alt Portfolios
• Other duties as as assigned

Benefits Information

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Employment

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Hingham Public Schools does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race (race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles), color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, religion, disability, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related condition, homelessness, foster care status, ancestry, ethnic background, national origin, socio-economic status, language acquisition status, or any other category protected by state or federal law in the administration of its educational and employment policies, or in its programs and activities.

Salary : $64,072 - $135,628