Permanent Support Specialist - Special Education

Park County School District 6 Permanent Support Specialist 185 Day Employee $39.15 per hour Purpose Statement

The job of the Permanent Support Specialist is done for the purpose/s of providing classroom coverage as assigned when certified special education teachers are absent. The permanent support specialist must be confident teaching a wide range of developmental age groups from K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

This job reports to Student Support Services Director

• Flexible and willing to adapt to change at short notice.
• Ability to teach day to day assignments or short term positions.
• Uses initiative to solve problems when they arise and is willing to make decisions based on the best interest of students.
• Recent and relevant professional development.
• Previous teaching experience.
• Ability to communicate well with all students.
• A strong ability to communicate with parents, while understanding the approach to communication may vary according to the developmental needs of students within the grade level being taught.
• Willingness to help supervise extracurricular activities.
• Wants to be part of a close community and able to contribute in positive ways to the culture of the school.
• Expertise in building active, collaborative classroom programs which encourage problem solving, critical thinking skills, and which develop a sense of classroom community and trust.
• A solid understanding of a school organization, programs and students.
• Ability to differentiate instruction and integrate learning.
• Ability to quickly adjust to different specialist subjects (Art, PE, Music, Spanish) and grade levels.
• Can take over classes with little advance notice.
• Improvises lessons in emergency situations where the teacher is unable to provide lesson plans.

The Permanent Substitute may be required to cover a class each teaching block on some days. If no coverage is needed for any of the blocks, the Permanent Substitute will assist other classroom teachers to help students with their class assignments or may also be assigned to another building, as needed.

The Permanent Substitute is an integral part of the instructional staff and is expected to assume the same responsibilities as the regular classroom teachers. These responsibilities include:

• Communicating and liaising on a regular basis with other teachers with regard to planning, assessment, parent and community contact, grade level planning meetings.
• Following through with classroom issues such as discipline, expectations and routines. Communicates with parents when issues arise and as appropriate.
• Communicates with administrators or lead teachers when issues arise.
• Communicating and liaising with other school colleagues in an effort to promote and establish integrative links and/or awareness.
• Taking an active role in behavioral management.
• Attending and constructively contributing in staff meetings and professional development activities .
• Assisting in supervision during student breaks.
• Coordinating co-curricular class activities.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of assessment, attendance, planning, reports, conferences, and communication with parents, as necessary.
• Assisting, as required, in the development of curricular materials.
• Participating in and assisting with school events as required.
• Perform Ad Hoc duties that are not listed above.
• Teach in a manner that supports the mission and vision statement of the school.

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a need to periodically upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: operating standard office equipment including utilizing pertinent software applications; preparing and maintaining accurate records; planning and managing projects; analyzing data; applying assessment instruments; facilitating meetings; and promoting activities and/or events.

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