Special Education Teacher (Fte 1.0), Intensive Behavior

Special Education Teacher (FTE 1.0), Intensive Behavior JobID: 2418

Position Type:

Student Support Services/Special Education Teacher

Date Posted:

6/7/2024

Location:

Braeburn Elementary School

Date Available:

08/26/2024

Closing Date:

Until Filled

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West Hartford Public Schools seeks to fill a position for a full-time special education teacher at Braeburn Elementary School for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. This position is for grades K-2 and is in the Intensive Behavior Classroom.

Responsibilities:

• Provides specialized instruction, as well as provides accommodations/modifications for students with disabilities.

• Works collaboratively with the BCBA to complete Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for students.

• Train and assist support staff (paraeducators, teacher assistants, and RBTs) in implementing students' Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) and Behavior Intervention Plans.

• Collaborates with general education teachers regarding students with disabilities.

• Conducts assessments, testing, and diagnostic evaluations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues, social-behavioral needs and recommending courses of action or corrective procedures to overcome issues and maximize learning.

• Facilitates parent placement team (PPT) meetings and assists in developing IEPs for students.

• Coordinates with outside agencies, organizations, and institutions, including state and federal authorities, as needed.

• Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to ascertain individual students' abilities and needs.

• Facilitates family engagement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.

• Demonstrate team leadership skills (monitoring, assigning, and directing), for a group of paraprofessionals/tutors/coaches.

Must hold appropriate CT certification (165).

Please include a current resume, transcripts, copy of certification, and 3 letters of recommendation dated within the last 365 days.

Excellent salary, benefits, and working conditions.

Salary: negotiable per the teacher's salary schedule.

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We, the members of West Hartford Public Schools, dedicate ourselves

to the pursuit of equity. Equitable schools are those that value and

honor ALL in our community as unique individuals capable of

maximizing their true potential. We make a solemn promise to identify

and dismantle all elements of systemic racism and historical inequities.

We vow to clear paths, with a relentless duty to those in traditionally

marginalized groups. We pledge to partner with ALL families in the

service of the success of each child.