Grade 6 Special Education Teacher

Ralph

C. Mahar Regional School District Orange Elementary School
- Orange, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Ralph

C. Mahar Regional School District Orange Elementary School
- Orange, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5959983 Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled Posted: Oct 14, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

POSITION OPEN:
Elementary Special Education Teacher Grade 6 for the  school year.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the School Principal and the Director of Student Support Services, the special education teacher assesses, plans and provides for appropriate learning experiences for students with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. The person in this position is responsible for creating a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities, such that the students benefit from the general education curriculum to the greatest extent possible when supported with supplemental aids, accommodations, and other needed support.

• Have excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative.
• Is ethical and reliable, and meets routine responsibilities consistently.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child growth and development, effective instructional strategies, classroom management, learning assessment and diagnosis, elementary/early childhood assessments in mathematics and literacy, and research related to learning and best practices.
• Exhibit a personality that demonstrates enthusiasm and interpersonal skills to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community.
• Demonstrate the ability to use electronic equipment for word processing, data management, information retrieval, visual and audio presentations, and telecommunications.
• Possess knowledge and demonstrate understanding of all required components of the Individualized Education Program(IEP).
• Possess the Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement for Educators (SEI).
• Preference for individuals trained in specific reading intervention(s) such as:
  Wilson, Orton-Gillingham, Corrective Reading, Reading Mastery, Reading Recovery, Phono Graphix, or Lindamood-Bell, etc.
• Skilled with G-Suite for Education.
• Must have a current Massachusetts Teaching License in Moderate Disabilities K-8.

The successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge of: the necessary principles and application of theory into practice for effective instruction and positive behavioral supports that are beneficial for implementation with all students with disabilities; MA content curriculum frameworks and instructional techniques; human behavior, development, and skill performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders;

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C. Mahar Regional policies and effective instructional practices.

The special educator also demonstrates the ability to provide positive behavioral support to students in a group and in an individual setting; demonstrates an understanding of the federal, state, and local mandates governing the determination and delivery of special education services; completes observations and reports pertaining to learning behaviors of students; displays the ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school based staff, students, parents and community members.

Overall, the special educator possesses excellent human relations skills and a working knowledge of the English language in written and verbal form.

• Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.
• Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
• Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system.
• Collect and analyze data to determine current levels of performance.
• Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and…