Position Title: Special Education Teacher (Academy South)
Department: UCAN Academy South
Reports to: Academy South Principal
Position Objective and Summary:
Under the direction of the Principal, the Teacher works with a group of students, employing specific training skills to conduct special educational activities.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Developing Individual Education Programs
- Develops and implements curriculum to meet physical, emotional and creative needs of students in an environment where they feel safe, valued and respected.
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Plans specific educational and developmental activities and a schedule of activities within program outline - appropriate to the age level of the assigned students.
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Diagnose educational needs using Kaufman method.
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Develops IEP based on the student’s unique situation.
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Develops IEP that identifies both short and long-term learning and behavioral goals.
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Creates classroom lesson plans in accordance with students’ IEPs.
Instructional Effectiveness
- Uses educational/therapeutic materials and methods, and plans for their appropriate use to promote the social, intellectual, emotional and physical growth of the assigned students.
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Establishes learning objectives and uses pre-planning and classroom teaching to accomplish those objectives.
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Involves all students by utilizing a variety of educational methods to meet students’ individual learning styles.
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Explains directions and models desired student performance.
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Monitors student progress and adjusts instruction based on that progress.
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Establishes closure by summarizing content and fits into context what has been taught.
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Selects, maintains and inventories educational supplies, and controls utilization of equipment and materials.
Promotes Orderly Behavior
- Promotes orderly behavior throughout the school and clearly defines expected student behavior by encouraging positive behavior and controlling negative behavior.
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Uses appropriate therapeutic methods to promote the social and emotional growth of the students.
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Remains calm at all times and uses appropriate language with students and coworkers.
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Maintains orderly behavior during class, class transitions and meal breaks.
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Is able to contain children using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.
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Utilizes Crisis Intervention staff appropriately.
Building Relationships and Networks
- Maintains relations with casework/social work staff and supports and encourages students to achieve a strengthening of the total agency relationship.
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Establishes rapport with students and parents.
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Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with coworkers and all agency personnel.
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Actively listens to others and their points of view.
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Maintains regular contact with parents by making a minimum of one phone call per month to each parent.
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Keeps parents regularly informed about their child’s progress and areas for improvement.
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Builds to strengthen the relationship between the school and parents.
Documentation
- Prepares a documented lesson plan and emergency lesson plan for each school day.
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Keeps appropriate individual records, attendance records, and student assessments as designated.
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Produces an IEP annual report for each student in a timely manner and in a format consistent with school requirements.
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Maintains a current and up-to-date parent log and in a format consistent with school requirements.
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Completes student report cards in a timely manner and in a format consistent with school requirements.
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Observes functioning of students and keeps appropriate individual records, attendance records, and student assessments as designated; prepares, distributes and grades examinations.
Outside Staffings
- Attends and participates in outside staffings to meet the educational needs of the students.
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Completes required paperwork for all stafffings.
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Arrives at staffings prepared and on time.
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Works cooperatively with the other members of the educational team.
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Stays focused and on task in order to complete goals.
Education/Job Experience/Certification:
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Type 10 (ED/BD), LBS1 Unlimited or LBS1 Limited Certification.
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Experience in and ability to teach all subject matter in a self-contained environment.