Avondale High School Resource Room Teacher- Math Co-Teacher

Special Education – Resource Room and Math Co-Teacher

Join a passionate team at Avondale High School where innovation, collaboration, and student-centered learning thrive. As the Resource Room and Math Co-teacher, you'll engage curious, energetic learners during a pivotal stage in their growth—helping them build strong academic foundations while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and confidence. With robust professional development, a supportive community, and the freedom to bring lessons to life in meaningful ways, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on students and shape their journey toward success.

What you need:

• Current Michigan Certification with appropriate endorsement for specified subject areas.
• Current Michigan Certification with special education endorsement, ASD, EI, and/or CI preferred.
• Knowledge of Dyslexia Law is preferred.
• Co-teaching experience with evidence of success preferred.
• Knowledge of the techniques of modification and accommodations as they relate to the general education curriculum.
• Proficiency in developing Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance statements, IEP goals and objectives, Functional Behavior Assessments, and behavior plans.
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention training.
• Must have a working knowledge of special education law.
• Experience working with students with a variety of disabilities, including ASD, SLD, EI, CI, VI, HI, PI, OHI, SLI, and ADHD.
• The ability to meet physical demands, including but not limited to: run, kneel, sit on the floor and rise from the floor, and the ability to lift 40 pounds.
• Should have a high energy level and the ability to respond quickly to a variety of situations.
• Flexibility and willingness to attend training.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A conceptual understanding of human growth and development, learning theories and teaching methodologies, special education service delivery models, and state and federal rules related to special education.

What we need:

• Participate in the development and promotion of the special education philosophy of service and delivery.
• Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Collect accurate ongoing data on student programming.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with staff members/students/parents, and the community.
• Provide direct instruction for special education certified students, in the areas of academic skills, communication skills, social skills, and transition.
• Provide direction to program para educators.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess students' progress.
• Development and maintenance of special education records.
• Communicate with parents regarding student progress.
• Proficient in facilitating, writing, and implementing IEPs and Behavior Plans.
• Develop IEPs that comply with goals and objectives that provide for educational benefit.
• Remain in compliance with all State and Federal rules and regulations that govern Special Education.
• Demonstrate knowledge in utilizing assistive technology for students.
• Assist students with basic needs, including feeding, toileting, etc.
• Ability to coordinate schedules of students within the program and/or job site placements.
• Ability to develop collaborative Transition services for students.
• Work collaboratively with Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Community Mental Health, Social Security, and ARC.
• Maintain open and meaningful communication regarding all disabled students.
• Maintain confidentiality of school-related information.
• Participate in and utilize information gained in appropriate staff development.
• Demonstrates understanding of students' needs, and interacts appropriately with students, parents, and other employees.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementations; follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Keeps records, prepares materials for classroom use, corrects students' work, maintains instructional materials and supplies, and procures necessary resource materials, as required.
• Supervises students involved in activities other than the classroom.
• Maintains composure under stressful conditions.
• Perfo…