Classroom Teacher / Special Education

Job Description:

EAST HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

1 Community Drive

East Hampton, CT 06424

Telephone: (860) 365-4000

Fax: (860) 365-4004

NOTICE OF VACANCY

Posting Date: May 28, 2024

POSITION: Special Education Teacher for ABA Program

LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT: Memorial Elementary School

ANTICIPATED STARTING DATE: August 20, 2024

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

Duties include the following: Developing and delivering instructions to students who require specialized teaching using the methodologies and principles of applied behavior analysis, preparing, planning, and implementing students' programs, Assist in developing and implementing FBAs and Behavior Plans, Progress monitoring student growth and collaborating with general education team members as well as BCBAs, conducting evaluations to determine student need and special education eligibility, presenting student progress and evaluation results at PPTs, writing and monitoring individual education goals and objectives, overseeing the work of Intervention Specialists to ensure that students are receiving appropriate academic, social and behavioral instruction and interventions, establish and maintain frequent communication with parents of students on caseload.

Starting salary: $51,868-$108,178 depending on experience and as determined by the superintendent of schools in accordance with the East Hampton Education Association Agreement (https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1568257/EHEA_Agreement_2022-2025_w.MOU.pdf)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Connecticut Certification Comprehensive Special Education, Pre-K-12 (65) or Certification Comprehensive Special Education Grades K-12 (165) or Comprehensive Special Education, 1-12 (265)

• Knowledge and experience working with and programming for students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

• Ability to implement programs to reduce stereotypic, disruptive, and destructive behavior based on systematic analysis of the variables that cause and maintain the behavior and matching treatment to the determined function(s) of the behavior.

• Knowledge of PECS and ABA standards

• Ability to support students with self-care/toilet routines

• Ability to work effectively as part of a clinical team

• Experience and knowledge regarding differentiated instruction and inclusive educational practices

• Knowledge of IDEA and the PPT process

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To obtain further information or to apply, contact:

Rodney Mosier

Director of Special Education

1 Community Drive

East Hampton, CT 06424

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

The East Hampton Board of Education, in compliance with federal and state law, affirms its policy of equal educational opportunity for all students and equal employment opportunity for all persons. It is the policy of the District to promote nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment regardless of an individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability (including but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability, or learning disability), genetic information, marital status, or age or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, or age of any persons with whom the individual associates. The District shall provide to all students without discrimination, course offerings, counseling, assistance, employment, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The District shall provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The District shall make reasonable accommodations for identified physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, consistent with federal and state statutes and regulations.