Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School district is seeking a Special Education Teacher for a substantially separate classroom for Grades 6-8. Provide direct instruction to students with moderate to severe disabilities, develop and implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), adapt curriculum and materials, teach functional life, social, and basic academic skills, manage behaviors using positive interventions, collaborate extensively with therapists, support staff and families, to prepare students for increased independence.

• Adapt general education lessons and general materials to suit the specific needs of students.
• Implement positive reinforcement and other structured interventions to manage and modify behaviors.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of student progress and other essential data.
• Serve as a primary contact, communicating regularly with parents about student progress, challenges, opportunities, and the overall educational plan.

Job Requirements:

- Minimum of DESE License Moderate Disabilities or Severe Disabilities 5-12

- SEI Endorsement preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Location: O'Donoghue Middle School

Salary: Please refer to the BREA contract for full details regarding salary

The mission of the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District is to provide excellence in education for all students in an environment that values the individual. Our District is focusing its efforts to build an organization based on equity, inclusion and belonging for all students, their families, staff, and community members, by promoting the ideals of embracing differences and elevating them as opportunities. Our District recognizes that the existing systems disproportionately impact the most marginalized students and communities in our society. We believe that these marginalized voices must be centered and amplified in our work so that all feel that they are welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.

We are aiming to eliminate practices, policies and processes that impede our ability to be a diverse and inclusive employer of choice. We are committed to identifying areas of underrepresentation and working to develop strategies that will remedy underrepresentation and/or demonstrate "good faith" efforts toward a remedy. For this reason, we strongly encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.