Special Education Teacher​/Department Chair - Sollers Point Technical

Special Education Teacher/Department Chair
- Sollers Point Technical

Dundalk, MD, United States

Job : 2754

Job Category: Special Education

Location: Sollers Point Technical High

Job Schedule: Full time

Serves as a coach and leader for teachers as they implement instruction. Under the direction of the school principal, plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students. Instructs and supervises students in a variety of school-related settings. Monitors and evaluates student outcomes using multiple data sources. Acts as a liaison between the school building and curriculum office(s). Develops and provides relevant professional development.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Department Chair positions and candidates are selected and renewed on a year-to-year basis.

• Meets and instructs assigned classes at designated locations and times. Maintains a safe and orderly learning environment.
• Plans and implements instructional programs that adhere to system wide goals and priorities and meet the needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Prepares and documents appropriate lesson plans, based upon adopted curricula, to teach instructional objectives.
• Creates an instructional environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Communicates standards, achievements, and deficiencies to students and parents. Meets with students and parents.
• Maintains complete and accurate student academic, attendance, and disciplinary records. Monitors and assesses students’ academic progress.
• Oversees the appropriate use and care of textbooks, instructional materials, facilities, and equipment.
• Collaborates with school administrators, other teachers, para educators, parents, and community members in the education of students.
• Serves as an instructional leader in implementing, coordinating, and overseeing curriculum.
• Serves as a liaison between the school building and curriculum office(s).
• Serves as a coach for teachers as they implement instruction. Provides leadership in preparation for Maryland state testing programs.
• Builds trusting relationships with teachers to allow for engaging conversation, reflection, and inquiry around teaching practices while recognizing that listening and learning are the keys to developing a successful coaching relationship.
• Acts as a content and pedagogical expert in the observation process and/or works collaboratively with the content expert or curriculum office(s) to provide support.
• Assists teachers in analyzing multiple sources of student data and designing differentiated instructional programs to meet the needs of all students.
• Oversees and ensures that appropriate documentation is accurately maintained in compliance with guidelines for the content area(s).
• Serves as a change agent who promotes and fosters a professional learning culture grounded in adult learning theory and research based instructional strategies. Assists to determine, develop, and provide relevant professional development.
• Collaborates to ensure that work is aligned to the School Progress Plan and the Superintendent’s priority areas.
• Works with the department budget and facilitates requests for needed supplies. Manages and maintains inventory to ensure materials are available for instruction.
• Attends ongoing content and leadership training, which may be held after school hours. Attends staff meetings. Serves on various committees.

Education, Training and

Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree. Three years’ teaching experience, including specialized areas such as guidance, speech pathology, psychology, PPW, etc.

Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a Maryland Educator Professional Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment. OR Possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator Professional License appropriate to the area of assignment. Possession of a Maryland Educator Advanced Professional Certificate or Advanced Professional License is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and practices of pedagogy; curriculum; effective…