Position Title

Special Education Teacher (Special Class) - Elementary (2026-2027)

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

Per contract

Job Description

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2026-2027 school year: 

Special Education Teacher (Special Class) – Elementary

Qualifications

• Holds a NY State teaching certificate in special education K-2 or Childhood 1-6; Registered Behavior Technician or Board Certified Behavior Analysis certification preferred, but not required.
• Has a minimum of three (3) years experience working in a school setting providing data driven instruction, including but not limited to Discrete Trial Teaching for children with moderate to severe deficits including intellectual disability, language disabilities, and/or autism.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of explicit special education instruction across all academic domains including language, adaptive skills, self management skills and behavior.
• Demonstrates the ability to work with students who utilize an AAC device to promote universal  design principles using an experiential approach to learning.
• Experience administering alternative assessments and progress monitoring student learning aligned to New York State alternate assessment standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with students to facilitate increased independence by promoting the generalization of skills with decreased adult prompting.
• Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively and actively communicate with administrators, teachers, support staff, and parents.
• Demonstrates the ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously; including the tasks to be implemented by teaching assistants assigned to the class.
• Demonstrates the ability to design and develop IEPs, safety plans, and update behavior intervention plans in consultation with school clinician.
• Knowledge of non-violent crisis intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of the prompting hierarchy.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that a variety of explicit instruction methods  with all students (e.g. discrete-trial teaching) are utilized.
• Ensuring that student motivational and reinforcement systems are managed.
• Attending CSE meetings and other relevant meetings with parents.
• Collecting, summarizing, and evaluating data on skill acquisition programs and behavior intervention plans, including written reports and visual graphic displays of data.
• Assisting with development, implementation, and review of Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all assigned students.
• Managing and organizing educational and teaching materials within the classroom environment.
• Managing and working with teaching assistants and aides to meet the academic and daily living skills of students.

Job Category

Teacher

Job Location

Elementary

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