SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHER Position Available In Hampden, Massachusetts

SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHER

Longmeadow Public School District
Blueberry Hill School

• Longmeadow, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5242689

Application Deadline:

Jul 02, 2025 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted:

Jun 17, 2025

Starting Date:

Aug 21, 2025
Job Description
Elementary Special Education Teacher

• Inclusion

REPORTS TO

Director of Special Education and Building Principal/Asst. Principal

JOB MISSION

To lead, encourage, and assist students to develop their individual potential for intellectual and emotional growth, resulting in their learning and achievement of high standards of knowledge and skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
1.

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

1.1 Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other teachers; apply the best research in the design and development of school curriculum.
1.2 Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
2.

PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION

2.1 Set short-term and year-long goals for curricular units based on sound principles and practices of learning.
2.2 Develop and maintain lesson plans based on short-term and year-long goals and share when appropriate.
3.

USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

3.1 Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase student learning.
4.

EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION

4.1 Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards.
4.2 Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
5.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

5.1 Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
5.2 Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning.
5.3 Coordinates services to students as prescribed in Individual Educational Plans.
6.

EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

6.1 Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards.
6.2 Participate actively in team/department/staff meetings.
7.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

7.1 Be available for student and/or parent conferences.
8.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION

8.1 Work collaboratively to identify areas for school improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
9.

ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL REGULATIONS

9.1 Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the school system.

EVALUATION

Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

NONE
The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.

Strength:

Light-lifting, 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Key:

Occasionally (O)Up to 1/3 of the time
Frequently (F)From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time
Constantly (C)2/3 of the time or more

Standing:

(F)

Sitting:

(O)

Walking:

(F)

Lifting:

(O)
Reaching(F)

• Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
  Handling(F)
• Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s)
  Fingering (F)
• Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily
  Talking (F)Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
  Hearing (C)Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air
  Near Acuity(C)Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
  Far Acuity (C)Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
  Color Vision (F)Ability to identify and distinguish colors
  Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. This position is performed in a school setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the job is performed.

Noise:

Level 3

• Moderate level of intensity.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Education Association (Unit A) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement

Position Type:

Full-time