Classroom Teacher​/Special Education

Position: Classroom Teacher / Special Education
Location: Folcroft

Job Description:

Southeast Delco School District

Special Education Teacher
- Emotional Support Grades 6-8

Harris School

School Year

Reports to:

Harris School Principal

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate will support the District's mission and vision and have the primary responsibility to plan and deiver developmentally appropriate lessons that meet state-mandated standards. Each teacher will also communicate regularly and effectively with students/parents.

Duties & Responsibilities:

* Responsible for the education of students and implementation of IEP's

* Work directly with students with special education needs and teams who support these students

* Provide 1:1 training to staff in the areas of instruction and behavior as required by IEP

* Develop IEP's in conjunction with IEP teams

* Prepare lessons in accord with PA State Standards and student IEPs

* Implement adaptations for testing and assessment

* Identify accommodations and specially designed instruction to ensure student success

* Develop individual assessments and administer diagnostic tests to access students' academic achievement

* Collaborate with School Psychologist to develop Positive Behavior Support Plans

* Implement Crisis Intervention and Safety Care strategies

* Collect data and monitor student progress reports

* Work effectively with teacher assistant and other members of the IEP team

* Keep up to date attendance records and child tracking data on each enrolled student

* Assume additional duties as assigned by Director of Special Education and/or building Principal.

Required Skills & Abilities:

* Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others

* Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students and patrons of the District

* Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage

* Knowledge of PA Core Standards and eligible content

* Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as it relates to the instructional block

* Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components

* Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parentsor guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicurltural, multilingual environment

* Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and systems

Education & Experience

* Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university required

* Valid Pennsylvania Certification:
Special Education PK-12, Special Education K-8 required

* Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study desired

* 2+ years of experience teaching in education environment desired

Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements:

* Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance

* Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure release (Act 168) forms

* School Personnel Health Record and TB Test

Physical Requirements:

* Pushing, moving and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work

* Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment

* Clarity of vision at varying distances

* Verbal, auditory and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner

* Sitting and standing for extended periods of time

* Frequent sitting, standing and walking

* Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies

* Occasional kneeling, crouching and squatting

* Occasional bending, reaching and stretching

* Occasional pulling, pushing

Level of Compensation: $52,283 - $104,397 (dependent on Step and Track placement as deterined based on collective bargaining agreements)

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