Special Education Teacher (Resource Room)

Special Education Teacher (Resource Room)

Linscott Elementary School

School Year

Woburn Public Schools actively seeks aSpecial Education teacher to join our team at the Linscott Elementary School. The Special Education Resource Room Teacher reports to the Director of Student Services and Principal of the School and is expected to work closely with all school personnel. Opportunities for high quality professional development are provided to staff including: Wilson RAVEO Lindamood Bell TouchMath Safety Care and more!

Responsibilities:

• Create a welcoming inclusive culturally responsive classroom environment that is conducive to students learning and their ability to comfortably share their authentic selves.
• Provide individual and small group instruction to students in both the Special Education and the General Education settings.
• Design and implement modifications to school curricula differentiated instruction and positive behavior support programs as needed.
• Function as an integral member of the instructional support team including classroom teachers paraprofessionals and special education service providers.
• Evaluate student abilities and progress through a variety of formal and informal assessments including to determine special education eligibility; monitor student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Write IEPs and progress notes using data collection across the academic year.
• Participate in ongoing professional development activities and collaborative consultation with special education teams including service providers as well as Administrators.
• Maintain accurate complete and correct student records as required by law and district policies and abide by state statutes school committee policies regulations and WPS Employee Handbook.
• Maintain and build relationships and communication pathways with parents and other community liaisons.
• Attend all required meetings and perform duties as assigned by Special Education Director and Building Administrator(s).
• Oversee paraprofessional staff in supporting students and in data collection as appropriate.
• All other duties as required by the Principal or WPS Administration.

Qualifications & Skill Set:

• Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited college or university required; Masters degree preferred
• Required Licensure: Current Massachusettss DESE Certification in Moderate Special Needs for corresponding grade levels (K8)
• Experience working in a diverse educational setting including the ability to work successfully with students colleagues and families from diverse ethnic cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Competence with technology tools and platforms including Google applications

Terms of Employment: As outlined in the Agreement Between The Woburn Teachers Association and The Woburn School Committee.

At the Woburn Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end Woburn Public Schools continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a district member of Mass Partnership for Diversity in Education.