Job Description:

Special Education Teacher (LIFE SKILLS)

Position Title: Special Education Co-Teacher

Location: Watertown Public Schools

Position Reports To: Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Interim 

Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education 

and Building Administrator 

Job ID: #2188

Internal Close Date: December 23, 2024

External Close Date: January 9, 2025

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Required Certifications & Qualifications

Current State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate #065, #165 or #265

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and affinity for working with students that have diverse academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs at the secondary level

• Experience designing and consistently implementing individualized behavior plans based on data and research

Essential Skills, Knowledge Performance Abilities

• Helps to create a positive classroom and school culture

• Provides academic, social and emotional education and supports through the preparation and implementation of engaging, interactive lessons 

• Co-teacher with specific content teacher; providing differentiated instruction

• Case manages the development and implementation of IEPs for students assigned to their caseload

• Assists students and teaching staff in implementing students IEPs and behavior management plans

• Conducts diagnostic evaluations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues and/or social, emotional or behavioral needs and recommending courses of action that maximize learning

• Observes, collects data, and evaluates students’ progress toward achieving IEP goals and objectives and prepares/shares reports on students’ performance 

• Encourages parental involvement in students’ education and ensures effective communication with students and parents

• Implements innovative and effective behavioral strategies and techniques based on students’ needs

• Implements behavioral intervention plans with fairness and fidelity

• Provides differentiated and integrated instruction for all academic content areas

• Works with all staff to modify and accommodate for students with special needs to facilitate their access to classroom instruction, activities, field trips, recreational opportunities, etc.

• Directs, schedules and assists in training paraprofessional staff to support students’ learning

Additional Duties

Perform all other duties that may be assigned by the Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education and Building Administrator 

Terms of Employment

• 188 Days

• Refer to Watertown Education Association Union Contract

Work Schedule

• Monday - Friday, 7:30am-2:40pm

All application materials must be submitted online, through Applitrack; should you have any difficulty in submitting your online application please contact (860)945-4813.

*District reserves the right to close the posting if a suitable candidate is found prior to the external closing date.