Special Education Teacher

Wareham Public Schools is seeking an Elementary Special Education Teacher. The successful candidate will provide support to students with diverse learning needs, fostering an inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluate the current strategies and interventions for students; modify or develop appropriate behavior and/or educational interventions and strategies using information from the IEP, Functional Behavior Assessment, direct observation, school input and other sources.
• Provide individual educational and behavioral support to enable students to improve academically and behaviorally.
• Participate in designing IEPs and attending meetings as needed.
• Implement educationally sound services and supports to allow students to remain in the least restrictive setting as appropriate for their educational and behavioral needs.
• Communicate and engage families in the educational life of students in the program.
• Provide training, consultation, and other support activities to staff working with students with autism spectrum disorder across a variety of settings.
• Provide direction and training to paraprofessional staff assigned to autism services.
• Develop and implement professional development activities as assigned.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret evaluation and assessment data for individual students/programs.
• Participate in certification programs, seminars, and workshops.
• Evaluate outside programs, curricula, and training packages for use within the program.
• Collaborate with outside agencies, service providers, and other consultants to improve programming for students with behaviors.