Anticipated Special Education Teacher k-6
Warwick School District
8 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Warwick, Massachusetts, United States
Anticipated Opening – K-6 Special Education Teacher
The Warwick Community School, nestled in the scenic woodlands of western Massachusetts, seeks an elementary classroom school teacher committed to using evidence-based practices, providing joyful learning opportunities, and learning in nature. Our beautiful and innovative elementary school sits on a 25-acre outdoor campus with a vernal pool, a cranberry bog, and Mount Grace for hiking!
We are seeking an elementary special education teacher who will provide high-quality reading and math specially designed instruction and support place and project-based learning that is nature-inspired. Teachers who are a great fit for our school will be committed to teaching in multi-age classrooms and using standards-aligned, evidence-based, engaging curricula for deeper learning. We are also looking for teachers excited to take our foundational curriculum, based on EL Education units, and build upon it, centering the environment and student inquiry. Other curricula we use are Illustrative Mathematics (IM) in kindergarten through sixth grades and the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) in grades kindergarten through third based on the science of reading. We also work to make our curriculum both culturally responsive and personalized. We have a commitment as a community to social justice.
Ideal candidates will be eager to join a team of educators committed to collaboration, creative problem-solving, and learning together.
The Role:
The Special Educator is responsible for providing specially designed instruction to students with disabilities in both general education and separate settings. The Special Educator will work collaboratively with general education, special education, and related services staff to ensure that students with disabilities have positive educational outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Provide direct special education services to students with disabilities.
Provide explicit instruction and/or support in reading/literacy, math, written language, and social-emotional behavior and/or other disciplines as needed.
Design and deliver culturally responsive and trauma informed instruction
Progress monitor student mastery of IEP goals and objectives using various assessments and data collection tools.
Complete academic assessments and write reports for SE evaluations.
Co-teach as needed with lead classroom teachers and/or assistant teachers.
Write the Individualized Education Programs for students based on various types of data specific to the student's present levels of functioning and performance.
Provide instruction of students using systematic, structured, and multisensory approaches to learning.
Collaborate with general education, special education, related services, and staff.
Administer formal and informal assessments and analyze data to inform decisions regarding IEP goals/objective, learning approaches/content and support.
Accommodate and modify for student learning and support the general education teacher with the implementation of appropriate accommodations in the general education setting.
Any related duties as outlined by the Principal or Special Education Administrator(s).
Ensure implementation of students' Individualized Education Plans.
Ensure effective collaboration with families, community supports/services, related service staff, and general education teachers.
Ensure effective instruction and support for students with disabilities.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Special Educator you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to work directly with students with diverse needs: particularly co-regulation, relationship-building, and reasoning to support students' access to academic content.
Broad knowledge and experience of programs and services specific to students’ areas of eligibility (i.e. autism, academic, behavior, learning, etc.)
Broad knowledge of state eligibility requirements
Excellent collaboration skills
Excellent skills in oral and written communication
Demonstrated ability in collaborating and supporting parents and families
Demonstrated ability to problem solve
Demonstrated understanding of inclusive educational practices including various co-teaching approaches
General knowledge of various formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress and skills
General knowledge of state and federal special education guidelines and requirements
Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university in Special Education required, masters preferred, concentration in learning disabilities preferred
Massachusetts Certification of students with mild/moderate special needs required
Specialized training/certification in a foundational reading program such as Orton-Gillingham or Wilson Reading
Salaries are competitive with local districts and commensurate with experience. If you would like to apply, please email your resume, cover letter and three letters of recommendation to principal Stephen Stroud at sstroud@warwick-k12.us.
The Warwick School Committee is committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention or other personnel actions affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, the Warwick Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to (and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on) any characteristic protected by Federal, State or Local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy related condition. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
The Warwick Community School, nestled in the scenic woodlands of western Massachusetts, seeks an elementary classroom school teacher committed to using evidence-based practices, providing joyful learning opportunities, and learning in nature. Our beautiful and innovative elementary school sits on a 25-acre outdoor campus with a vernal pool, a cranberry bog, and Mount Grace for hiking!
We are seeking an elementary special education teacher who will provide high-quality reading and math specially designed instruction and support place and project-based learning that is nature-inspired. Teachers who are a great fit for our school will be committed to teaching in multi-age classrooms and using standards-aligned, evidence-based, engaging curricula for deeper learning. We are also looking for teachers excited to take our foundational curriculum, based on EL Education units, and build upon it, centering the environment and student inquiry. Other curricula we use are Illustrative Mathematics (IM) in kindergarten through sixth grades and the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) in grades kindergarten through third based on the science of reading. We also work to make our curriculum both culturally responsive and personalized. We have a commitment as a community to social justice.
Ideal candidates will be eager to join a team of educators committed to collaboration, creative problem-solving, and learning together.
The Role:
The Special Educator is responsible for providing specially designed instruction to students with disabilities in both general education and separate settings. The Special Educator will work collaboratively with general education, special education, and related services staff to ensure that students with disabilities have positive educational outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Provide direct special education services to students with disabilities.
Provide explicit instruction and/or support in reading/literacy, math, written language, and social-emotional behavior and/or other disciplines as needed.
Design and deliver culturally responsive and trauma informed instruction
Progress monitor student mastery of IEP goals and objectives using various assessments and data collection tools.
Complete academic assessments and write reports for SE evaluations.
Co-teach as needed with lead classroom teachers and/or assistant teachers.
Write the Individualized Education Programs for students based on various types of data specific to the student's present levels of functioning and performance.
Provide instruction of students using systematic, structured, and multisensory approaches to learning.
Collaborate with general education, special education, related services, and staff.
Administer formal and informal assessments and analyze data to inform decisions regarding IEP goals/objective, learning approaches/content and support.
Accommodate and modify for student learning and support the general education teacher with the implementation of appropriate accommodations in the general education setting.
Any related duties as outlined by the Principal or Special Education Administrator(s).
Ensure implementation of students' Individualized Education Plans.
Ensure effective collaboration with families, community supports/services, related service staff, and general education teachers.
Ensure effective instruction and support for students with disabilities.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Special Educator you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to work directly with students with diverse needs: particularly co-regulation, relationship-building, and reasoning to support students' access to academic content.
Broad knowledge and experience of programs and services specific to students’ areas of eligibility (i.e. autism, academic, behavior, learning, etc.)
Broad knowledge of state eligibility requirements
Excellent collaboration skills
Excellent skills in oral and written communication
Demonstrated ability in collaborating and supporting parents and families
Demonstrated ability to problem solve
Demonstrated understanding of inclusive educational practices including various co-teaching approaches
General knowledge of various formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress and skills
General knowledge of state and federal special education guidelines and requirements
Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university in Special Education required, masters preferred, concentration in learning disabilities preferred
Massachusetts Certification of students with mild/moderate special needs required
Specialized training/certification in a foundational reading program such as Orton-Gillingham or Wilson Reading
Salaries are competitive with local districts and commensurate with experience. If you would like to apply, please email your resume, cover letter and three letters of recommendation to principal Stephen Stroud at sstroud@warwick-k12.us.
The Warwick School Committee is committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention or other personnel actions affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, the Warwick Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to (and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on) any characteristic protected by Federal, State or Local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy related condition. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.