Special Education Teacher

OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
The MENTOR Network is a mission-based organization dedicated to providing high quality services to those we serve. Therefore, to deliver on our mission, The Network expects every employee to perform his or her job first and foremost in accordance with the Company's mission.
SUMMARY
Provides on-site and alternative/additional educational services to adolescent program participants in a cognitive retraining & educational setting in accordance with their rehabilitation program.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

Provides educational assistance to program participants at their academic placement.
Coordinates carry-over strategies developed by the cognitive or trans-disciplinary team.
Attends weekly clinical team meetings with the communication/cognition team.
Completes all necessary documentation such as service summaries, reports, billing slips, etc.
Supervises and assists in development and implementation of curriculum.
Develops methods of evaluating student progress.
Meets with parents and students to provide guidance and seek solutions to problems.
Implements policy and procedure of the classroom environment.
Attends all mandatory CCS training.
Establishes and maintains a supportive working relationship within both the agency, school and in the broader community service network.
Performs other related duties and activities as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None required.
Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Special Education
One year experience in classroom or tutorial settings.

Experience with special populations preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

As required, meets all state specific regulatory requirements
MD Professional Special Education certification in 6th through adult and in the specific discipline of instruction; or if holding a Maryland Conditional Certificate, must complete Maryland State Department of Education's requirements for a Professional Certificate.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

N/A

Other Requirements:

Travel required as needed

Physical Requirements:

Heavy Work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.