District Coordinator or Specialist/Home/Hospital Special Education Teacher
Date Posted:
5/11/2023
Location:
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Date Available:
08/07/2023
Closing Date:
05/18/2023Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.
Job Title
Home/Hospital Special Education Teacher
Department/Location
Special Education
Supervisor
Associate Director of Behavior
Salary Schedule
Teacher Salary Schedule
Lane Placement
A-G (based on qualifications)
Contract Length
9 months (190 days)
FTE
1 (multiple Positions Available)
FLSA Classification
Exempt
Special Designations
One-year-only Contract
If you have questions regarding this position please contact Brandy Moon at (385)646-4640 or email bmoon@graniteschools.org
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Job Summary:
The Home/Hospital Special Education Teacher is responsible for teaching students enrolled at a Valley Behavior Health day treatment program in the Salt Lake Valley.
Essential Functions:
- Collaborate with outside mental health agency workers as well as Special Education representatives from multiple LEAs.
- Provide effective instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, and other subject areas as needed.
- Adapt and modify curriculum and instruction to accommodate the needs of each student.
- Assess, monitor, and evaluate student progress on IEP goals and the Utah Core Standards.
- Develop IEPs and IEP goals for students.
- Strictly adhere to Granite School District and outside agency procedures and policies.
- Communicate with parents through conferences, telephone calls, e-mails, student planners, school website, and other appropriate means, to discuss the student's progress.
- Communicate and cooperate with other professional staff regarding the student's academic and personal growth areas.
- Maintain professional competence through professional learning activities provided by the school district and self-selected professional growth activities.
- Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, colleagues, and members of the community.
- Understand and adhere to laws, district policies, and procedures.
- Maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, school staff, district staff, and members of the community.
- Demonstrate professional ethics as outlined by the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission.
- Be a positive role model.
Non-essential Functions:
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills.
- Works as part of a team.
- Build collaborative partnerships with district departments and outside agencies.
- Problem solve and seek resources as needed.
- Display effective organizational, scheduling, and time management skills.
- Possess strong computer and educational technological skills.
- Work independently with little direct supervision.
- Accepts responsibility and is self-motivated.
Required Education and Qualifications:
- Requires a Utah State Board of Education (USBE) cleared criminal background check.
- Requires one of the following:
- a valid Professional Educator License issued by the Utah State Board of Education with a Special Education License Area of Concentration;
- an equivalent license in another state or country; or
- verification of completion of an approved educator preparation program that will result in one of the licenses listed above prior to the date of hire.
New program graduates who have not yet received their license may upload a conferral letter from their university program in lieu of their license. This letter must include the anticipated date of graduation and the specific areas in which the applicant will be licensed.
Required Prior Experience:
- Not applicable
Assigned Decision Making:
- Responsible for making instructional decisions to meet the needs of assigned students.
- Responsible for leading the IEP team for assigned students.
Non-Supervisory Interaction:
- Interacts and collaborates with other district employees, parents, students, administrators, and secretaries in schools.
- Collaborates with outside mental health agency workers as well as Special Education representatives from multiple LEAs.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Not applicable
Budget Responsibility:
- Not applicable
Working Environment:
- Work takes place in typical school and office environments.
- Supervision of students requires both indoor and outdoor responsibilities (e.g. recess duty, gymnasium activities, etc.) in all types of weather and air quality.
- Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
Physical Demands:
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.