2nd Grade Teacher_Richmond Hill ES Job Augusta area,Georgia USA,Education / Teaching

Overview

Job Description:

Teacher – Special Education

Reports To: Principal

Supervises: Students/Paraprofessionals

Job Information

Position Type: Certified

Days Worked: 190 days / 10 months

Department/Location: School-based

Job Title: Teacher – Special Education

Contracted Status: Contract

Job Code:

FLSA Status: Exempt

Expiring/Status: Active

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in the area of special education or a related field required.
Certification or Licensure: Meets Georgia state certification requirements in the appropriate field of education.
Skills: Knowledge of the instructional curriculum for the grade/content range of the position and special education programs. Knowledge of the Individualized Education Program (IEP), learning theory, differentiated instruction, data collection, research-based reading instruction, multicultural education, assessments, IDEA, NCLB, and state/federal policies related to special education. Ability to adapt instruction, programs, and materials. Ability to collect instructional data for decision making. Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.

Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. Ability to model professional, moral, and ethical standards. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and related tools.
Work Experience: Student teaching in the specific area of exceptionality or two years of teaching experience in the specific area of exceptionality (LD, MR, ASD, or emotional disabilities) preferable at the appropriate level. Other combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Essential and Primary Duties

Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.

Provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of individuals to ensure success for every student.

Provide an instructional program to meet the needs of all students including students with disabilities.

Collect data on student performance in order to improve student outcomes and direct instruction.

Develop, select, and modify instructional plans to meet the needs, interests, and abilities of individuals to ensure success for every student.

Provide input, when necessary, to students IEPs including use of diagnostic programs (Ed Performance, Riverdeep, and Compass Learning).

Assist with the screening and evaluation of students with learning disabilities, seeking assistance of central office staff as required.

Prepare for IEP/RTI team meetings and provide case management for assigned students with disabilities.

Select and adapt materials to assist students with disabilities to access the general education curriculum.

Serve as a member of the SST/IEP team as appropriate.

Complete all required paperwork according to compliance and within the given timeframe.

Meet required deadlines for annual reviews and eligibility redetermination.

Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

Assist students with other needs as appropriate — such as toileting, feeding, positioning, lifting, dressing, and other self-help skill areas as needed.

Provide health services necessary to enable students to benefit from educational services which may include intermittent catheterization, tracheotomy care, tube feeding, changing of dressings or colostomy collection bags, and any other service deemed appropriate.

Monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities.

Be available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

Communicate and interact with students, parents, staff, and the community.

Establish relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and the community which reflect recognition of and respect for every individual.

Assist the administration in implementing policies and rules governing student life and conduct for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the…


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