Long-Term Substitute Teacher - Special Education SY25-26 One Year Only
Long-Term Substitute Teacher - Special Education SY25-26 One Year Only
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Position: Special Education Teacher LongTerm Substitute
Position Type: Fulltime
Department: Secondary; Special Education
Location: Watertown MiddleSchool
Reports to: Principal
Affiliation: WEA Unit A
Salary range: As determined by WEA Salary Schedule Unit A
Priority Application Deadline:Priority will be given to applications received by April 22 2025.
This is a oneyear longterm substitute role for theschool year.
General Description:
The special education teacher is responsible for the daytoday management of the classroom and provision of instruction including the development and implementation of the Individual Education Program (IEP) goals assessment and curriculum design at the Watertown Middle School Learning Support Program (LSP). The LSP Program is a specialized special education program that services students with global cognitive delays.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and evaluate student progress and record student outcomes
- Design and carry out developmentally appropriate motivating curriculum/programming as required by IEP goals/MA curriculum frameworks
- Manages a classroom environment that prioritizes inclusion in the student general education setting.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students varying needs
- Create an environment that is positive for student learning and involvement
- Maintain appropriate standards of behavior mutual respect and safety
- Collect analyze and maintain behavioral data on all students
- Demonstrated ability to maintain effective communication with administration parents counselors and related service providers
- Coaches instructional assistants as it relates to behavior plans and data collection.
- Acts as a liaison between general education teacher and parents.
Core Competencies: Using the Massachusetts Model System for Educators Rubric priority skills and abilities that all Watertown Public School teachers should possess:
Curriculum Planning and Assessment
(Subject Matter Knowledge WellStructured Lessons Curriculum and Planning Indicator Child and Adolescent Development)
- Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires
- Can convey a grasp of child development and how students learn
- Designs effective and rigorous standards based units of instruction consisting of wellstructured lessons with measurable outcomes.
Teaching All Students
(Meeting Diverse Needs Student Engagement Safe Learning Environment)
- Uses instructional practices that are likely to challenge motivate and engage all students and facilitate equitable active student participation
- Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community
- Cultural Proficiency
- Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students diverse backgrounds identities strengths and challenges are respected
Family and Community Engagement
(Parent/Family Engagement)
- Engages with families and builds collaborative respectful relationships with them in service of student learning
- Professional Reflection & Collaboration
Professional Culture
(Reflective Practice Professional Collaboration)
- Regularly reflects on practice seeks and responds to feedback and demonstrates selfawareness and commitment to continuous learning and development
- Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.
Qualifications Required:
- Valid DESE Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities 512 license required
- Valid SEI Endorsement: Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities
- Bachelors degree required Masters preferred
- Experience working with students with a range of disabilities in a public school setting
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Experience working with students in a substantially separate setting
- At least three years of teaching experience preferred
- Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply with Spanish and Portuguese language skills preferred
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to sit stand walk talk hear operate a computer handheld learning devices and other office equipment reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Moving physical objects such as sound equipment may be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Watertown Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
