Special Education Teacher - North Haven High School 25/26
Special Education Teacher - North Haven High School 25/26
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Job Description
Title: Full-Time High School Special Education TeacherNorth Haven High School
Reports to: Building Principal and Director of Student Services
Supervises: N/A
Work Year: 2025-2026 School Year
Salary: Per Union Contract
Position Description
North Haven High School is seeking a passionate and dedicated Special Education
Teacher to provide high-quality specially designed instruction to students with
disabilities in both resource and co-taught classroom settings. The ideal candidate will play a key role in preparing students for life after high school by delivering individualized instruction focused on transition skills independent living employability and academic success within the general education curriculum.
Education Qualifications and Expectations
- Degree in Special Education and State of Connecticut Special Educationcertification (165);
- Working knowledge of the co-teaching and consultative models;
- Collaboration with classroom teachers in a co-teaching and/or consultative role
- including lesson development delivery of differentiated instruction and analysis of student performance data;
- Deliver specially designed instruction aligned to each students IndividualizedEducation Program (IEP) incorporating goals focused on academics transition and life skills;
- Implement transition assessments and activities to support students indeveloping skills for postsecondary education employment and independent living;
- Ability to initiate productive communication to address student concerns withadministration team members and parents;
- Develop a daily/weekly schedule of instructional and non-instructional activitiesfor each paraeducatorthat supports students on your caseload always with the intent to build students independence;
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Planning and Placement Team process andlegal and related compliance;
- Conduct appropriate evaluations and assist other teams in understanding thespecial education eligibility process for students with or suspected of having a disability including the use of state guidelines;
- Demonstrate teacher-leadership qualities to bring initiative and innovation to thespecial education department in the above areas;
- Engage students through positive behavior strategies differentiated instructionand inclusive practices to promote their success and independence.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to stand walk sit talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and
arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision and distance vision.
Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions. The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud
depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.
If you are interested in being considered for this position please submit via
you have any questions please contact Doris Signore Human Resource Department
.
The North Haven Public Schools does not discriminate in any employment practice
education program or educational activity on the basis of race color religious creedsex age national origin ancestry marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or any other basis prohibited byConnecticut state and/or federal law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
