Special Education Teacher
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Deadline: 29 September 2024
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This role is for a Special Education Teacher in an alternative school setting, focusing on students with special needs. The teacher must assess student progress, implement behavioral interventions, and support at-risk students, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Experience with at-risk students is essential for providing the necessary support for their success.
Responsibilities:
Select, plan, and deliver instructional activities that meet IEP and IFSP goals, aligning with state standards.
Monitor student progress according to IEP/IFSP goals, adjust instruction as needed, and regularly report progress to parents.
Coordinate curriculum and teaching procedures with general and special education staff.
Attend and participate in activities such as open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and home visits.
Supervise students according to the established building schedule and collaborate with support staff and administration on student concerns.
Encourage students to set and maintain classroom behavior standards.
Guide the learning process toward achieving curriculum goals.
Employ various instructional techniques and media suitable for the physical setting and student needs.
Implement the district's educational philosophy and instructional goals through teaching and actions.
Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law and district policies
Assist in implementing policies and rules governing student conduct, develop classroom behavior rules, maintain order, and attend staff meetings and committees as required.
Administer and interpret diagnostic assessment tools, behavioral observations, and reports accurately, ensuring alignment with your area of expertise.
Manage cases for students with disabilities, coordinating the development of IEP/IFSP plans, positive behavior support plans, and assessments for determining special education eligibility.
Qualifications:
Upper-Intermediate proficiency in English (5.5-6 IELTS level)
A bachelor's degree in Education, Special Education, Psychology, Child Development, or Social Work is required.
Previous experience as a special education teacher or shadow teacher.
Applied understanding of due process requirements and the psychology of disability, human growth, and development.
Applied understanding of curriculum development and applied learning theories.
Ability to create a conducive learning environment appropriate to students' maturity and interests, with ongoing supervision.
Effective problem solving, decision making, and stress tolerance skills.
Ability to adapt to changing work environments, priorities, and organizational needs.
Ability to work and lead collaboratively with staff from other agencies in concurrent service delivery.
Ability to implement procedures addressing each student’s mental and physical health needs.
Ability to write clear assessment summaries, technically adequate IEPs, and conduct IEP meetings.
Ability to complete student assessments and implement various instructional strategies suitable for each student.
Ability to implement multiple instructional and behavioral strategies.
Ability to effectively supervise class structures and promote social responsibility, conflict mediation, and leadership.
Provide consultation to general education teachers and collaborate with parents and staff on service delivery, staying professionally current and participating in site-based decision teams.
Who can apply?
You are eligible to register on the Talent Catalog if you meet both of these criteria.
You are a refugee, a stateless person, or in a situation where you are displaced from your home country and unable to return permanently because you believe that you would face danger or human rights violations there, and,
You do not currently have another lasting solution to resolve your displacement, such as citizenship in another country where you can access human rights.
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