Anticipated Special Education Teacher for Students with Moderate Disabilities

About Us: LABBB Collaborative provides educational programming and support services for over 300 special needs students from over 65 districts.(Classrooms in Lexington, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont & Burlington) LABBB serves students ages 3 to 22 years old with a variety of special needs including students on the autism spectrum, students with multi-handicaps, pervasive development disorders, developmental delays, language deficits and social/emotional challenges. The LABBB community has a vision of skill-based instruction that considers the whole student from early childhood to adult living. Our staff is committed to creating a professional working environment through teamwork, communication, and respect. We are very excited for you to join us!

About the role: LABBB is hiring a Special Education Teacher to work with students with mild to moderate intellectual and or neurological disorders. The classroom is a multi-grade substantially separate classroom and emphasis on the development of social, communication, and behavior skills are thread throughout daily classroom activities. Candidate should have experience in modifying curriculum, use of a variety of instructional technology and working with general education teachers to create an inclusive school culture and opportunities for students.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required; working towards Master’s degree required.
• Valid DESE License/Certification to practice as Special Education Teacher in Massachusetts (moderate special needs or severe special needs as indicated by your program) Candidates who are close to licensure, who are eligible for licensure, or who have a different DESE license and are willing to pursue the appropriate licensure will be considered.
• Willingness and experience working with students with a variety of disabilities with a focus on social emotional needs who potentially present with mild to moderate behaviors.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a LABBB van during the day.
• Working full time (35 hours per week), 11 months (school calendar plus required 4 weeks in summer.

Responsibilities: •Provide direct teaching services for children and adolescents in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local codes and regulations for educational and school-based purposes. •Write and implement goals, objectives, accommodations, modifications, service delivery, transition planning, and summary of student performance as needed for the IEP; Attend IEP meetings to communicate results of evaluations/ re-evaluations, goals, objectives, accommodations, modifications, intervention plan, and type of service delivery needed. •Attends required staff meetings; professional development trainings; and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees. •Complete regular documentation including data collection, progress notes, individualized education plans, formal and informal assessments, and Medicaid billing as indicated. •Supervise Teaching Assistants •Support students' development of independence, social awareness, language, academic skills and appropriate behavior. •Create and modify curriculum materials, support, and instructional strategies as necessary to meet students’ needs in the classroom and community settings. •Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary teams including teachers, BCBA, OT, PT, SLP, Counselors, and Vision providers and implement treatment plans as needed or requested to support skill development, generalization, and transition planning across settings and throughout the day. •Uphold LABBB’s mission and core values as well as adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture. •Support students’ personal care needs which may include activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as communication, toileting, feeding, transferring, self-care, and assistance with mobility including lifting.

Physical Demands: Physically capable of carrying out the daily responsibilities of the classroom including (but not limited to): consistently attending, working and standing for long periods of time, transferring students into and out of various equipment, lifting up to 50 pounds, working with students on the floor, moving quickly when needed in response to student behavior, and participating in physical interventions if necessary to keep the student or others in the environment safe.

Salary Range: $68,298 to $129,901, commensurate with experience and education. *2024-2025 Salary range is for school year and includescompensation for required 4-week summer program.

Benefits: Full-time employees at LABBB Collaborative enjoy low-cost benefit offerings that includes medical, dental & vision insurance plans, partial employer-paid basic life insurance, optional employee and dependent life insurance, voluntary medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement plan and state employees’ pension plan, paid time-off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program and much more!

Salary : $68,298 - $129,901