Job Description
Job DescriptionPosition: Special Education Teacher (7th Grade ELA)
Compensation Rate: $60 per hour
Position type: Full Time
Department: Special Education Department
Reports to: Special Education Director
Employment duration: 10 Months
Position Summary:
A Special Education Teacher develops and provides specialized instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities; Progress monitors and assesses student progress against instructional objectives and individualized goals; Holds title of IEP Case Manager to assigned students; and co-teaches with the general education teacher.
Major Responsibilities
- Provides Scientific Research-Based Instruction to students with special needs in a small group setting while using data-driven instruction.
- Provides specialized instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities in the general education classroom by co-teaching with the general education teacher.
- Progress monitor and assess student progress against instructional objectives and individualized goals.
- Case manages assigned students and follows state-mandated procedures (Producing invitations, procedural safeguards, IEP draft, NoRep, etc.) while holding annual IEP meetings and other meetings if deemed necessary.
- Communicate with parents and the IEP team daily, weekly, and monthly while providing updated reports and comments on student progress.
- Document any/all communication with families in SIS.
- Attending professional developments relevant to the grade level.
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with students and families
- Demonstrate active participation in the Caring School Community (CSC).
- professional development relevant to grade level and/or content areas(s)
- Adherence to compliance dates, assignments (individual or departmental), and due dates.
- Active participation in CSC, PBIS, and all other school-wide initiatives
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Time Management
- Education and training
- Social Perceptiveness
- Learning Strategies.
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Coordination
- Written Expression/Comprehension
- Compliance
- Collaboration
- Flexibility
- Organization
- Data analysis
- Writing
Technology Skills
- SIS
- Special Education Data Management Systems
- Google Suites/Microsoft Office
- Basic office equipment
- Video Conferencing
Education and certifications
- Certification requirement
- Bachelor Degree (required)
- PA Teaching Certification (required)
Physical Requirements
- Sitting
- Walking
- Standing
- Talking
- Pushing
- Driving
- Lifting 20-25 Lbs.
- Moving Up and Down from a seated position
- Restraining students (training required)
- Walking up and down stairs
- Other