Special Education Teacher​/Case Mgr - IV

Description

Lionsgate specializes in educating students living with Autism and other learning differences and offers more than a typical school:

* Mentor support
* Daily collaboration with team members

* 40 hours/week & full benefit options
* 80 hours Paid Time Off

Apply online nsgateacademy.org

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing direct instruction in their academic content area; developing curriculum maps and designing lesson plans; differentiating material to meet student’s specific needs; and academic goals,and administering formative and summative assessments related to subject matter. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for supervising the students within their classroom and creating meaningful classroom reinforcement systems. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues;

and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for writing and managing student's’ academic goals on their IEP; collaborating with IEP team members; assure student’s IEP services are being met within academic areas; and reporting progress toward academic goals.

• Communicate and collaborate regularly with student’s IEP team members including staff and families, through in person meetings, via email, and by telephone
• Provide direct instruction and support towards student IEP goals and academic content area.
• Provide direction to MHBAs on student specific plans and their role in supporting students in different transition settings (classroom, job site, community)
• Maintain positive, professional relationships and use appropriate verbal, nonverbal, and written communication with all individuals.
• Attend student focused meetings
• Track and meet timelines for due process dates and organize due process paperwork
• Monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance
• Organize and oversee data collection for academic goals and objectives
• Attend IEP meetings, prepared to share student progress toward IEP goals and progress within classroom environment.
• Determine present levels of performance and write standards based goals
• Prepare and implement lessons using best practices
• Create meaningful lesson plans that address a wide range of learners and learning styles.
• Work with other staff members in implementing accommodations and modifications
• Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management by providing an inviting, exciting, innovative, and challenging learning environment
• Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on students as required by law, policies, and administrative regulations
• Regular, prompt attendance
• Management of time using google calendar.
• Strong computer skills and administration (ex: google programs)
• Participates in professional growth activities including conferences, workshops, coursework, trainings, committees, etc.

• Substitute staff absences, as needed
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret data or regulations. Ability to write reports and professional correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, co-workers, families, and students.

• Collaboration and…