Special Educator - Elementary

Special Educator
- Elementary

Segue Institute for Learning
- Central Falls, Rhode Island

The Segue Institute for Learning Public Charter School District is seeking a dedicated and qualified Certified Teacher Special Educator to join our team. This position will play a critical role in supporting the district's mission of providing high-quality education to all students. The ideal candidate will be passionate about education, committed to student success, and capable of working collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

The teacher will assume responsibility for providing specialized learning experiences and supervision of student(s) with disability in a supportive and positive classroom climate that complies with the Mission of the Segue Institute for Learning.

General Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement Individualized Education Programs for students on caseload
• Administrator on-going progress monitoring probes to assess students' growth in areas addressed within IEPs
• Ensure implementation of comprehensive related services as outlined in students' IEP
• Works collaboratively with general education teachers to provide an instructional program aligned to the regular education curriculum and Common Core State Standards
• Implement modification and accommodations as outlined in students' IEP
• Maintain records indicating progress of students' growth within each short term benchmark within the IEP
• Report progress to parents/caregivers quarterly
• Facilitate Annual Review of students' IEPs and Re-evaluations when needed
• Comply with Rhode Island Special Education regulations and Federal laws (IDEA)
• Demonstrates an understanding of school policies and procedures
• Exhibit attributes of reliable attendance, promptness, and dependability
• Participates in regular team meetings
• Select and use the appropriate channels to resolve concerns
• Lead interventions and/or co-teach with general education colleagues to support student academic access to grade level standards
• Case Manager Responsibilities:
• Identifying the needs of the individual, and completing related documentation (All)
• Gathering information from other sources, such as family members, medical providers, social workers, and educators (if necessary) to form a complete assessment of the eligible individual (All)
• Development (and periodic revision) of a specific care plan based on the information collected through the assessment, that includes the following:
• Specifies the goals and actions to address the medical, social, educational, and other services needed by the eligible individual (All)
• Includes activities such as ensuring the active participation of the eligible individual and working with the individual (or the individual's authorized health care decision maker) and others to develop those goals (ST, SS)
• Identifies a course of action to respond to the assessed needs of the eligible individual (All)
• Referral and related activities (such as scheduling appointments for the individual) to help the eligible individual obtain needed services, including activities that help link the individual with medical, social, and educational providers or other programs and services that are capable of providing needed services to address identified needs and achieve goals specified in the care plan. (4)
• Monitoring and follow-up activities, including activities and contacts that are necessary to ensure that the care plan is effectively implemented and adequately addresses the needs of the eligible individual and which may be with the individual, family members, service providers, or other entities or individuals and conducted as frequently as necessary, and including at least one annual monitoring, to help determine whether the following conditions are met:
• Services are being furnished in accordance with the individual's care plan (All)
• Services in the care plan are adequate (ST, SS)
• There are changes in the needs or status of the eligible individual. Monitoring and follow-up activities include making necessary adjustments in the care plan and service arrangements with providers (SS and ST)

Position Type:
Full-time

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