Green Acres Early Childhood Preschool Special Education Teacher

Green Acres Early Childhood Preschool Special Education Teacher

North Haven Public Schools (CT) Green Acres Elementary School – North Haven, Connecticut

Starting Date: Aug 27, 2026

Will provide specialized instruction to preschool students who are identified with a disability of Autism and multiple disabilities in the preschool classroom.

• Valid 112, 113, or 165 Connecticut Certification
• A minimum of field work experience at the college level
• Autism Certification, degree or extensive formal coursework in autism and/or students with significant cognitive and/or behavioral challenges
• Experience conducting Functional Behavioral Analysis and writing behavioral support plans, analyzing behavioral data
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Planning and Placement Team process and legal and related compliance
• Conduct appropriate evaluations and assist other teams in understanding the special 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 the special education department in the above areas

• Implement, model, monitor, and adjust a variety of instructional and social/emotional strategies across all settings – restrictive settings, regular classroom settings, and non‑instructional settings, in cooperation with general education classroom staff
• Ability to initiate productive communication to address student concerns with administration, team members, and parents
• Develop a daily/weekly schedule of instructional and non‑instructional activities for each para educator that supports students on your caseload with the intent to build students’ independence

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; may lift or move up to ten (10) pounds
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision and distance vision

• Noise level varies from quiet to loud depending on the activity
• Opportunity to use environmental accommodations as needed for individuals with disabilities

Full‑time

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

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