Special Education Teacher Self Contained Life Skills Job Chugiak Alaska USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Chugiak

Special Education Teacher Self Contained Life Skills

Anchorage School District

Job Summary Special Education teachers plan and provide learning experiences for students with disabilities, including cognitive, emotional, or physical disabilities, in a variety of educational settings. Special Education Teachers create a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction; establishes effective rapport with students; may modify general education curriculum to meet students' needs with supplemental aides, accommodations, and other needed supports;

and establishes good relationships with parents and with other staff members. The Special Education Teacher reports to and is evaluated by the site principal. This position requires a valid Alaska educator certificate.

Job Requirements The following are required:

A valid Alaska initial, professional, or master teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education.

Evidence of content knowledge shown by:

a posted degree in the content area of this position; or
a posted minor in the content area of this position; or
passing Praxis Subject Assessments scores (formerly Praxis II) in the content area of this position; or
an endorsement in the content area of this position.

Educators teaching in a Kindergarten through 3rd grade class must meet requirements for the Alaska Reads Act.

The following are preferred:

Evidence of experience working with special education students.

Experience working collaboratively to support the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) needs of special education students in a public school setting.

Essential Job Functions

Can describe their philosophy of education and demonstrate its relationship to their practice.

Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.

Teaches students with respect for their individual and cultural characteristics.

Knows the teacher's content area and how to teach it.

Facilitates, monitors, and assesses student learning.

Creates and maintains a learning environment in which all students are actively engaged and contributing members.

Works as a partner with parents, families, and the community.

Participates in and contributes to the teaching profession.

Physical /Mental Demands The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.

The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

Work Environment Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English.

This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents. Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL for additional information. The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.

About The Anchorage School District is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the country. We educate nearly 43,000 students in over 130 schools and programs. Minority students comprise more than 50 percent of the student population, and our students speak 110 different languages. We are committed to fostering and celebrating diversity and preparing our…