Classroom Teacher / Special Education District CARE Team Special Education Teacher Certificate: Comprehensive Special Education, Pre-K-12 (065)

Job Description:

District CARE Team Special Education Teacher

Position Overview

The CARE Team Special Education Teacher is a specialized dual-role professional who integrates intensive special education expertise with the Community Assessment, Response, and Engagement (CARE) program. This role serves as a vital educational component of a multi-disciplinary team, providing a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to students with disabilities who are experiencing behavioral health crises or significant social/emotional challenges.

Key Responsibilities

In collaboration with building based teams, provide instructional & programmatic support:

• IEP Development & Implementation: develop, align, and modify Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to meet the academic and social/emotional needs of students in receipt of special education services in crisis
• Data-Driven Programming: Utilize standardized, diagnostic, and progress monitoring data to develop specialized programming and support programmatic recommendations.
• Behavioral Support: Assist students and staff in the proactive implementation of behavior support plans, problem-solving skills, and positive peer interactions.

In collaboration with the CARE Team Social Worker, support clinical & crisis intervention:

• Mobile Crisis Response: Provide immediate, on-site clinical assessment and intervention for students experiencing behavioral health crises within the school or community.
• Harm Reduction: Implement person-centered strategies and self-regulation techniques to improve student outcomes and reduce reliance on emergency department services.
• Collaborative Intervention: Work in direct partnership with emergency responders and school staff to address situations that may not require traditional police or emergency room intervention.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Certification: Must hold (or be eligible for) CT Certification #165: Comprehensive Special Education, K-12.
• Expertise in Special Education IEP Development: for students: Demonstrated experience in crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, and behavioral health assessment.
• Legal Knowledge: Clear understanding of Special Education law, research-based interventions, and state/federal compliance regulations.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a "co-responder" model within a multi-disciplinary team and establish cooperative relationships with colleagues and families.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to articulate evaluation results and engage with diverse populations during high-stress situations.

Application Procedure: Submit an online application, an attached cover letter, a resume, 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts, and certification. All documents must be attached using the online application system.

The salary range for this position can be found in the EAP Contract on the Plainville Community Schools website at www.plainvilleschools.org.

Consideration shall be given to those teachers who have expressed a desire to be transferred to a vacant position pursuant to Subsection A (2), above. The administration shall give careful consideration to internal applicants and shall guarantee said applicants an interview. Positions shall be posted for at least seven days internally before advertising externally.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Plainville Board of Education that no persons shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against under any program including employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or veteran status. Any complaint should be brought to the attention of the building principal or the Title IX Coordinator, Mr. David Levenduski, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, (860) 793-3210.