Special Education Teacher - Alternative School (2026-27 School Year)
- TrulyHired
- Plymouth, MA, USA
- May 21, 2026
Job Description
Job Description
Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore.
We have an anticipated vacancy for a Special Education Teacher to work at our substantially separate school, Pilgrim Academy, located in North Plymouth. Pilgrim Academy is a small, structured, therapeutic school for students experiencing significant social, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. The goal of placement is to assist students in re-establishing and maintaining typical adolescent responsibilities such as: consistent school attendance, appropriate emotional regulation, effective interpersonal skills, and consistent completion of school work. The school offers students an opportunity for psychological, academic, and personal growth.
Well-qualified candidates must have appropriate Massachusetts certification in Special Education and experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD. There is an optional ESY Program for summer employment as well.
This is a full-time position to start August 29, 2026.
Performance Responsibilities:
1. Meets and instructs assigned classes in location and at a time designated.
2. Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
3. Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of PAC Executive Director.
4. Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
5. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individual student group involved.
6. Strives to implement by instruction and action the Collaborative's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
7. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
8. Evaluates student progress on a regular basis.
9. Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, Collaborative policy, and administrative regulation.
10. Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy.
11. Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
12. Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
13. Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods.
14. Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
15. Accepts a share of the responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned.
16. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress.
17. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relations with others.
18. Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
19. Any and all other duties to fulfill responsibilities as Teacher of Special Needs.
Terms of Employment:
Salary, benefits and work year subject to the prevailing Agreement Between the Pilgrim Area Collaborative Professional Staff Association and Board of Directors.
To learn more about Pilgrim Area Collaborative, please visit us online at www.pilgrimac.org and find us on Facebook!
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Pilgrim Area Collaborative was established in 1976 to provide individualized educational services to children with significant learning challenges whose needs for support could not be met within their home school districts or service areas. Pilgrim Area Collaborative is one of thirty educational collaboratives in Massachusetts and provides programs and services to over students and families from over 50 communities on the South Shore and Cape Cod.
PAC students are educated primarily in substantially separate classrooms located in age-appropriate public schools within member school districts. PAC students are provided opportunities to be included within typical education classes and activities as appropriate, and to be active participants in the school community, as well as the local municipality.
PAC also extends its services to home and community through its Pilgrim Area Collaborative Extended Services (PACES) program, through home consulting and training for parents and students, consulting to professional staff in school districts and offering professional development to districts. In addition, PAC runs extended day and extended year (summer) programs.
Please visit us online at www.pilgrimac.org and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Pilgrim Area Collaborative is a public educational collaborative that serves students with a wide range of disabilities from primary through post-secondary levels from all over the South Shore.
We have an anticipated vacancy for a Special Education Teacher to work at our substantially separate school, Pilgrim Academy, located in North Plymouth. Pilgrim Academy is a small, structured, therapeutic school for students experiencing significant social, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. The goal of placement is to assist students in re-establishing and maintaining typical adolescent responsibilities such as: consistent school attendance, appropriate emotional regulation, effective interpersonal skills, and consistent completion of school work. The school offers students an opportunity for psychological, academic, and personal growth.
Well-qualified candidates must have appropriate Massachusetts certification in Special Education and experience with students dealing with social emotional disabilities and/or high functioning ASD. There is an optional ESY Program for summer employment as well.
This is a full-time position to start August 29, 2026.
Performance Responsibilities:
1. Meets and instructs assigned classes in location and at a time designated.
2. Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
3. Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of PAC Executive Director.
4. Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
5. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individual student group involved.
6. Strives to implement by instruction and action the Collaborative's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
7. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
8. Evaluates student progress on a regular basis.
9. Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, Collaborative policy, and administrative regulation.
10. Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy.
11. Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
12. Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
13. Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods.
14. Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
15. Accepts a share of the responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned.
16. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress.
17. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relations with others.
18. Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
19. Any and all other duties to fulfill responsibilities as Teacher of Special Needs.
Terms of Employment:
Salary, benefits and work year subject to the prevailing Agreement Between the Pilgrim Area Collaborative Professional Staff Association and Board of Directors.
To learn more about Pilgrim Area Collaborative, please visit us online at www.pilgrimac.org and find us on Facebook!
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Pilgrim Area Collaborative was established in 1976 to provide individualized educational services to children with significant learning challenges whose needs for support could not be met within their home school districts or service areas. Pilgrim Area Collaborative is one of thirty educational collaboratives in Massachusetts and provides programs and services to over students and families from over 50 communities on the South Shore and Cape Cod.
PAC students are educated primarily in substantially separate classrooms located in age-appropriate public schools within member school districts. PAC students are provided opportunities to be included within typical education classes and activities as appropriate, and to be active participants in the school community, as well as the local municipality.
PAC also extends its services to home and community through its Pilgrim Area Collaborative Extended Services (PACES) program, through home consulting and training for parents and students, consulting to professional staff in school districts and offering professional development to districts. In addition, PAC runs extended day and extended year (summer) programs.
Please visit us online at www.pilgrimac.org and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
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