Elementary Collaborative Special Education Teacher

Elementary Collaborative Special Education Teacher

Location:

i3 Academy (Birmingham, Alabama)

Supervised by/

Reports to:

Director of Student Services and Building Level Principal

Supervises:
Students and Paraprofessionals

Qualifications:

• Masters' Degree or higher in Collaborative Special Education K-12, or K-6
• Valid Alabama teacher certificate.
• Background clearance required.

Salary:
To be determined commensurate with local salary matrix, credentials, and experience.

Essential Duties:

• Effective interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration with a wide variety of people and groups.
• Ability to develop and implement curriculum and programming specific to the needs of assigned students.
• Ability to identify and solve problems as a productive team member.
• Ability to use technology to communicate, to plan and provide instruction, to facilitate student learning, to manage data, and to produce/submit required reports.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, assist with student toileting and specific hygiene needs. (Maybe required).
• Ability to transfer students, feed students, and provide physical intervention when required (May be required).
• Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.

General Responsibilities:

• Assess students; needs for transition and related services.
• Participates in the development of students' individual education plans (IEPs) as a member of the IEP team.
• Implements the students' IEPs.
• Schedules and participates in IEP meetings.
• Employs a variety of instructional strategies and techniques consistent with the individual needs and capabilities of students.
• Assists in managing student behavior to include crisis interventions when needed including restraining disruptive or physically dangerous students within the guidelines of Managing Crisis Safely (MCS) training.
• Monitor student participation in regular education programs as appropriate, collaborating with regular education teachers and other school system personnel to maximize student progress, and providing assistance and/or specialized materials or lesson modifications as needed.
• Maintains appropriate student supervision so that students have a safe and orderly environment in which to learn.
• Works effectively and collaboratively with peers, parents, administrators, and other school system staff to maximize student achievement.
• Creates or selects long-range instructional plans based on review of system and state curriculum priorities, student IEPs and instructional priorities.
• Define goals and objectives for long-range instructional, departmental, grade level and daily lesson plans.
• Identifies specific intended learning outcomes that are challenging, meaningful and measurable.
• Selects, develops, modifies, and/or adapts materials and resources which support learning objectives and address students' special needs.
• Creates a learning climate that is challenging yet non-threatening.
• Interprets and uses data (including but not limited to standardized and other test results) for diagnosis, instructional planning and program evaluation.
• Uses ongoing assessment to monitor student progress, to verify that learning is occurring and to adjust curriculum and instruction.
• Communicates, in understandable terms, individual student progress knowledgeably and responsibly to the student, parents and professional colleagues who need access to the information.
• Maintains appropriate confidentiality regarding student/school/workplace matters.
• Reports potential problems, unusual events, or work irregularities to appropriate administrative or supervisory personnel.
• Responds to inquiries, requests, constructive feedback, concerns and/or complaints in a timely and positive manner.
• Properly uses and cares for equipment and material resources of the school system and effectively supervises and monitors students in the care, maintenance, and use of tools equipment, and inventory.
• Reports absences and takes leave in accordance with Board policies and procedures.
• Performs any other job-related duties as assigned by the Director or Student Services or Principal.