SOESD - Special Education Teacher; Psychiatric Treatment - K-5

SOESD - Special Education Teacher (Psychiatric Day Treatment - K-5)

The Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD) Long Term Care and Treatment Program is hiring a teacher interested in working with youth placed in day treatment and residential mental health programs in Josephine County.

Long Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) provides educational programs for students who have been placed by state agencies, school districts, or private placement in day and residential treatment facilities. The students served by these programs have a variety of mental health and educational needs. The SOESD partners with a mental health organization to provide a high-quality, therapeutic environment where children will gain the social-emotional skills and abilities to function successfully in a non-institutional environment.

The program is staffed with dynamic and knowledgeable licensed teachers as well as specially trained educational assistants who provide individualized instruction and support for each student based on their IEP goals and behavior needs. In addition, a team of expert specialists, including a school psychologist, an onsite mental health therapist, a speech and language pathologist, and an occupational therapist, delivers direct and consultative services to students, staff, and parents.

About SOESD

Josephine County, located in scenic southern Oregon, offers easy access to mountain, river, forest, and coastal exploration, as well as vineyards and breweries, and a thriving regional arts community. The Rogue River, which runs through Grants Pass, has Wild and Scenic River designation, and is renowned for its kayaking, rafting, and fishing adventures. Rogue Community College has its main campus in Grants Pass, and Southern Oregon University is located in nearby Ashland.

The city of Grants Pass, population 37,000, the location of the ECS office and the Gilbert Creek Child Development Center, offers a small-town atmosphere with high-quality restaurants, cultural opportunities, relaxing parks, and very little traffic. Skip the commute and spend your time enjoying your family and friends, and all the beauty our area has to offer. When you need a “city fix”, Eugene is just 2 hours away, Portland 4 hours, and San Francisco 6 hours.

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POSITION GOAL: To provide individualized instruction to increase students' performance of adaptive self-help, communication, social, behavioral, academic, vocational, and independent living skills.

• Collaborate as a member of a multidisciplinary team to establish a shared plan of action and coordinate instructional and intervention activities.
• Evaluate performance of self-help, communication, social, behavioral, academic, vocational, and independent living skills.
• Participate in IEP teams to implement all required special education procedures, including parent rights, eligibility, IEP, placement, behavior, restraint, and seclusion, and other student records according to stated timelines.
• Provide individual and small group instruction related to IEP goals.
• Develop and implement positive classroom rules and individual and group management programs, including participation in functional behavior assessments (FBAs) and development and implementation of behavior support plans (BSPs) and crisis intervention plans (CIPs).
• Implement training methods, record data, assess student progress, and adjust training strategies as necessary.
• Develop and maintain an instruction, related service provider, and mainstreaming schedule.
• Consult with regular teachers, related service providers, and involved social service agencies to meet student needs.
• Prepare and maintain classroom materials, equipment, telephone contact log, and specific substitute instructions.
• Communicate clearly and appropriately and make independent decisions within established policies and procedures.
• Train, coordinate, provide modeling, coaching, observation, and feedback, and gather data regarding the job performance of…