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Special Education Teacher​/Cognitive Impairment

Job in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan, 48236, USA
Listing for: RCM Health Care Services
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-14
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 62000 - 69000 USD Yearly USD 62000.00 69000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Position: Special Education Teacher/Cognitive Impairment, full time
Reports to:

Special Education Resource Program  Teachers are supervised by the building principal in matters concerning day-to-day operations. They work under the direction of and are responsible to the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for program coordination and development.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
  • * Participate in the development and promotion of the special education philosophy of service and delivery.
  • * Collect accurate ongoing data on student programming.
  • * Demonstrate good interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with staff members/students/parents and the community.
  • * Provide direct instruction for special education certified students, in the areas of academic skills, communication skills, social skills, transition.
  • * Provide direction to program para educators.
  • * Demonstrate the ability to assess students’ progress.
  • * Development and maintenance of special education records.
  • * Communicate with parents regarding student progress.
  • * Proficient in facilitating, writing, and implementing IEP’s and Behavior Plans.
  • * Develop IEP’s that are in compliance with goals and objectives that provide for educational benefit.
  • * Remain in compliance with all State and Federal rules and regulations that govern Special Education.
  • * Demonstrate knowledge in utilizing assistive technology for students.
  • * Assist students with basic needs including feeding, toileting, etc.
  • * Ability to coordinate schedules of students within the program and/or job site placements.
  • * Ability to develop collaborative Transition services for students.
  • * Work collaboratively with Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Community Mental Health, Social Security and ARC
  • * Maintain open and meaningful communication regarding all disabled students
  • * Maintain confidentiality of school-related information.
  • * Participate in and utilize information gained inappropriate staff development.
  • * Demonstrates understanding of students’ needs, and interacts appropriately with students, parents, and other employees.
  • * Demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementations; follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
  • * Keeps records, prepares materials forclassroomuse, corrects students’ work, maintains instructional materials and supplies, and procures necessaryresourcematerials, as required.
  • * Supervises students involved in activities other than the classroom
  • * Maintains composure under stressful conditions
  • Perform other duties as requested by the Administrator.
    • * PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and kneel on hard surfaces and is occasionally required to walk or stand.

    The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee frequently will reach above the head and forward. The employee frequently uses hand strength to grasp equipment or students. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 100 pounds such as students or students in wheelchairs.

    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception, and peripheral vision.

    * WORK ENVIRONMENT

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in hot temperatures and extreme temperatures…

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