Special Education Teacher (SPED)

Join a Team Where Your Impact Truly Matters!

What We Offer:

• A deeply supportive, team-centered environment where teachers, BCBA®s, behavior specialists, and related service providers work hand-in-hand
• Access to robust resources and clinical expertise, ensuring you’re never alone in problem-solving or planning
• Collaborative culture with leadership that truly listens and invests in your success
• Small caseloads that allow for student development and success
• A workplace that prioritizes student progress, staff well-being, and meaningful, mission-driven work
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development, mentorship, and career growth

What You'll Do:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work collaboratively with Board-Certified Behavior Analysts®.
• Participate in intake process for new students.
• Implement and/or oversee implementation of assessments.
• Develop IEP goals and objectives, report on progress quarterly.
• Implements and monitors progress on IEP goals and objectives.
• In conjunction with BCBA®, review student graphs and programming and make modifications as necessary to promote student progress.
• Observe programming to assess procedural integrity, student progress, and make recommendations.
• Apply Behavior Analytic strategies to improve staff performance.
• Participate in staff evaluation process.
• Provide training and mentorship to classroom team.
• Manage and assist with crisis emergency procedures.
• Attend community visits, as needed.
• Create and foster a positive classroom culture.
• Model high levels of professionalism and confidentiality and ensure staff maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
• Collaborate effectively with parents, related service providers, and Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications and requirements:

• Holds CT Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K-12 (165) certificate.
• Accepted alternatives: Completed a minimum of 12 credits of coursework and has a Durational Shortage Area Permit (DSAP) or DSAP in process.
• At least 2 years’ experience preferred in supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using evidenced based strategies for instruction
• Excellent professional, leadership, organization, and communication skills (both written and oral).
• Required to properly wear PPE and attend all trainings related to PPE.
• Required to follow all safety procedures and requirements.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to physically care for young children/adolescents/teenagers, with and without the assistance of one or more designated individuals.
• Must have the physical ability to bend at the waist (up to 45 degrees), twist, and move independently between standing and kneeling positions. Requires the ability to firmly grasp objects and raise hands overhead.
• Must be able to engage in sustained physical activity such as walking, running, and shuffling in multiple directions (including backward) for several minutes.
• Ability to routinely and safely perform heavy to very heavy physical tasks associated with “hands-on” student management, including during emergency situations or when responding to aggressive behavior.
• Must be capable of learning and correctly demonstrating multi-step physical procedures/maneuvers to manage students independently or as part of a coordinated team.
• This position requires in-person, on-site attendance.

Milestones Behavioral Services is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants and prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability (learning, intellectual, mental and/or physical disability), ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, ethnic traits historically associated with race (such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, sex, sexual orientation, service in the uniformed services, veteran status, victim of domestic violence status, victim of sexual assault and/or trafficking, or other status protected by applicable law.

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