Teacher Special Education - Intermediate - Quinsigamond School

Teacher: 1 year Assignment
- Special Education - STEP Intermediate
- Quinsigamond School

Worcester Public Schools Quinsigamond Elementary School
- Worcester, Massachusetts

Starting Date: Aug 27, 2026

As a teacher in the Worcester Public Schools you will be expected to provide rigorous instruction to the diverse population of students in your classroom. You will be expected to align your teaching to the district and state curriculum; to regularly assess students for learning comprehension and to modify your teaching to ensure that students are learning; to provide a classroom that is conducive to the learning needs of all students, especially students who are learning English and students with disabilities.

The Worcester Public Schools is wonderfully diverse and our successful teachers capitalize on this diversity to provide rich learning environments. Being an educator in the Worcester Public Schools will require that you have patience, perseverance, creativity, excellent content knowledge, and a true desire to prepare all students for successful lives.

For applicants who are committed to the work of preparing Worcester students to excel in college and beyond, we offer a competitive salary package and participation in federal loan forgiveness programs.

This teaching position is accountable for providing services to students who have been identified with a disability through the team evaluation process. These students are identified as needing systematic instruction throughout their day to address weaknesses across the curriculum. Students are taught compensatory strategies using multi-sensory techniques to enable them to reach their potential and build self-esteem.

• Serve as a member of the Special Education Team in writing educational plans and progress reports on SAGE-IEP, and completing assessments within the required timelines.
• Follow the student IEP and ensure compliance with state and federal SPED regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment.
• Remain up to date with curriculum content and modify the curriculum and instruction for students with learning disabilities as identified on their IEPs.
• Provide multi-sensory language curricula on a daily basis and support student development of phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, word recognition, and comprehension skills in reading acquisition.
• Implement high quality teaching and learning in inclusion and/or LD classes using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques.
• Communicate and collaborate with regular education teachers and other personnel in the educational programming for students with learning disabilities.
• Understand the state required guidelines around standardized testing and provide appropriate accommodations as identified on student IEPs during the administration of these tests.
• Assess student knowledge and academic progress using formal and informal means to develop measurable IEP goals and to support student learning.
• Create and coordinate a schedule of services for students to ensure all IEP requirements are met.
• Provide individual, small group, and inclusion instruction aligned with the IEP.
• Guide and supervise paraprofessionals in the instruction/support of students.
• Implement appropriate assistive technologies to support and enhance students’ communication and learning.
• Promote equity and appreciation of diversity to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning in the least restrictive environment.
• Attend monthly department meetings and building-based meetings twice per month.
• Assure equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness, or disability.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Massachusetts DESE license in Moderate Disabilities PreK-6
• SEI Endorsement
• BA degree
• A minimum of three years’ successful teaching experience in Special Education
• Evidence of mastery of a wide variety of teacher competencies,…