Specialist - Highly Specialized Strand – Autism – K0/K1
- Employer
- Boston Public Schools
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Administrator, Specialist / Coordinator, Teaching, Elementary Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Autism Teacher
- Grade Level
- Elementary School
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Job Details
***THIS IS A LONG TERM SUB POSITION
Please note, all substitute teachers are hired as per diem subs, even when placed in long term assignments. All substitutes begin at the per diem rate of pay. For further information about becoming a BPS sub please refer to our website ( http://bostonpublicschools.org/Page/1095 ).
Boston Public Schools
Description:
The Office of Special Education is seeking a Strand Specialist to provide support to three K0/K1 ABA-based classrooms, which will be part of a three-classroom satellite program housed in the Mattapan Early Elementary School. The curriculum used in the classroom will be ACE (Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia) and OWL (Opening the World of Learning), and the class size maximum is 9 students.
The Specialist will provide support to the students with disabilities enrolled in the ABA based satellite classrooms. The support services that the Specialist will provide will be determined by the needs of the students and the specifications developed collaboratively by the Office of Special Education (OSE).
REPORTS TO: Office of Special Education
RESPONSIBILITIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES: Using the Rubric of Specialized Support Instructional Personnel (SSIP), the
Office of Human Capital has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS SSIP should demonstrate.
Collaborative Learning Environment, I-D-3 Access to Knowledge)
classroom or school level.
emotional learning experiences for students.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:
interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape
Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
TERMS: BTU, Group I
Please refer to www.bostonpublicschools.org/ohc (under "Employee Benefits and Policies") for more
information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step.
Please note, all substitute teachers are hired as per diem subs, even when placed in long term assignments. All substitutes begin at the per diem rate of pay. For further information about becoming a BPS sub please refer to our website ( http://bostonpublicschools.org/Page/1095 ).
Boston Public Schools
Description:
The Office of Special Education is seeking a Strand Specialist to provide support to three K0/K1 ABA-based classrooms, which will be part of a three-classroom satellite program housed in the Mattapan Early Elementary School. The curriculum used in the classroom will be ACE (Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia) and OWL (Opening the World of Learning), and the class size maximum is 9 students.
The Specialist will provide support to the students with disabilities enrolled in the ABA based satellite classrooms. The support services that the Specialist will provide will be determined by the needs of the students and the specifications developed collaboratively by the Office of Special Education (OSE).
REPORTS TO: Office of Special Education
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide specific support services, appropriate for the students enrolled in a particular strand and
- Provide support services to individual students, small groups and class groups, as defined in
- Collaborate in planning and service delivery with HSS Teachers, OSE Coordinators, SESS Program Directors, and other school staff and administrators
- Provide case management and liaison with other school, district, and community-based
- Participate as members of Service Teams and Evaluation Teams
- Provide consultation and professional development to colleagues
CORE COMPETENCIES: Using the Rubric of Specialized Support Instructional Personnel (SSIP), the
Office of Human Capital has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS SSIP should demonstrate.
- Accountability for Student Achievement
- Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, uses instructional and clinical practices that reflect
- Consistently defines high expectations for student learning goals and behavior.
- Assesses student learning regularly using a variety of assessments to measure growth, and
- Effectively analyzes data from assessments, draws conclusions, and shares them appropriately.
- Communicating Professional Knowledge
- Exhibits strong knowledge of child development and how students learn and behave, and
- Demonstrates knowledge of students' developmental levels by providing differentiated learning
- Equitable & Effective Instruction
Collaborative Learning Environment, I-D-3 Access to Knowledge)
- Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part
- Uses instructional and clinical practices that are likely to challenge, motivate and engage all
- Consistently adapts instruction, services, plans and assessments to make curriculum/ supports
- Cultural Proficiency
- Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds,
- Parent/Family Engagement
- Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of
- Consistently provides parents with clear expectations for student learning behavior and/or
- Professional Reflection & Collaboration
- Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self awareness
- Consistently collaborates with colleagues through shared planning and/or informal conversation
classroom or school level.
- Regularly provides advice and expertise to general education teachers and the school
emotional learning experiences for students.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:
- Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- Holds a Moderate or Severe Disabilities License from the State of Massachusetts (depends on
- Experience delivering these support services to students with disabilities.
- Ability to meet the BPS Standards of Effective Practice as outlined above.
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:
- Master's Degree in special education or an appropriately related field
- Experience in the Boston Public Schools
- Experience working in urban public schools
- BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring
interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape
Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
- Holds a Moderate or Severe Disabilities License from the State of Massachusetts (depends on
TERMS: BTU, Group I
Please refer to www.bostonpublicschools.org/ohc (under "Employee Benefits and Policies") for more
information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step.
Company
As the birthplace of public education in this nation, the Boston Public Schools is committed to transforming the lives of all children through exemplary teaching in a world-class system of innovative, welcoming schools. We partner with the community, families, and students to develop in every learner the knowledge, skill, and character to excel in college, career, and life.
Company info
- Telephone
- (617) 635-1550
- Location
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2300 Washington Street
Roxbury
MA
02119
United States
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