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Form of workPosition title:
Special Education Teacher
Reports to:
Director of Specialized Services
Employment category:
Full-time/10-Month/Salaried
FLSA status:
Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
The Special Education Teacher is responsible for supporting the Special Education Department in maintaining a compliant and high-quality Special Education program. Regular and predictable attendance are essential functions of this position.
SCHEDULE: 7:15 AM to 3:00 PM
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: INCLUSION SUPPORT; 2 PERIODS SMALL GROUP ENGLISH INSTRUCTION
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include:
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
WORKING CONDITIONS
The working conditions of a Special Education Teacher include:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Special Education Teachers are regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Special Education Teacher
Reports to:
Director of Specialized Services
Employment category:
Full-time/10-Month/Salaried
FLSA status:
Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
The Special Education Teacher is responsible for supporting the Special Education Department in maintaining a compliant and high-quality Special Education program. Regular and predictable attendance are essential functions of this position.
SCHEDULE: 7:15 AM to 3:00 PM
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: INCLUSION SUPPORT; 2 PERIODS SMALL GROUP ENGLISH INSTRUCTION
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that assigned students meet academic success in their classrooms as measured by achievement on IEP goals, student grades, and standardized tests
- Creating, reviewing, modifying, and revising student IEP's
- Ensuring that assigned Special Education students are receiving all required Special Education services according to their IEP or 504 plans
- Setting up and attending student IEP meetings as required
- Maintaining Special Education student files to meet compliance requirements
- Meeting with general Education Teachers regarding implementation of accommodations in regular education courses, as needed
- Providing daily engaging instruction to assigned students in large group settings, small group settings, and one-on-one, using a multitude of instructional strategies
- Reviewing and analyzing student data on a daily basis to inform instruction and planning and implementing strategies to achieve targets related to student learning outcomes
- Taking responsibility for student progress, constantly working to respond to students' learning needs
- Preparing and submitting lesson plans on a weekly basis
- Maintaining a positive and respectful culture in the classroom
- Communicating and upholding school rules, values and expectations in a clear and consistent manner, in and out of the classroom
- Communicating with parents and students and responding to issues on a regular basis via phone, e-mail, and in-person, as needed
- Grading assessments, recording grades, and providing progress report comments
- Working collaboratively with the principal and other teachers to develop and revise curriculum based on assessment data
- Attending professional development activities
- Attending or sponsoring at least two school events throughout the year in order to ensure adequate staff attendance at weekend and evening functions
- Ensuring regular and predictable attendance on a daily basis
- Other duties as assigned
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Current PA Special Education K-12 Certification
- Additional PA teaching certifications preferred
- Commitment to urban education and a belief that all students should be held to high academic standards
- Unwavering commitment to improving the knowledge, skills, and lives of students with disabilities
- Strong knowledge of Special Education law and compliance
- Highly skilled at differentiating instruction in order to meet the needs of Special Education students
- Ability to deliver engaging lessons
- Experience in using data to drive instruction and inform decision making
- Strong work ethic, positive attitude, teamwork and leadership skills
- High physical and emotional energy
- Strong technology skills
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills with the ability to "wear many hats"
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
WORKING CONDITIONS
The working conditions of a Special Education Teacher include:
- Very high levels of social interaction, with daily and consistent work with children, parents, and other teachers.
- Communicating with people face-to-face on a daily basis, as well as communication through phone, e-mail, letters, and memos.
- Working very near others, within a few feet or less, which may result in exposure to diseases and infections, such as colds and influenza.
- Exposure to loud sounds and high noise levels on a regular basis.
- Responsibility for the health and safety of the children in their school.
- Being placed in conflict situations where parents and students might become angry or unpleasant.
- Working as part of a team of educators.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Special Education Teachers are regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
