Secondary Special Education Teacher - Transition Academy

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Title: Secondary Special Education Teacher - Hamden Transition Academy (HTA)

• Certification in the subject and/or grade level to be taught as determined by state certification authorities.
• Such other alternatives to the above qualification as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To: Building Administrator or Director/Coordinator

Job Goal: To provide each educationally handicapped student with a program that will enable the student to reach his or her fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential.

• Provides a basic core program for special education students consistent with state education code requirements.
• Confers frequently with parents and professional staff members regarding the educational, social, and personal problems of such students.
• Assists other professional staff members in resolving the unique psychological or disciplinary problems of each student.
• Assists in screening, evaluating and recommending placements of applicants in the school’s special education program.
• Counsels individuals and groups of special education students with educational, occupational, and personal problems.
• Assists special education students in making realistic assessments of their abilities and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.
• Provides motivation to students who have a short attention span.
• Takes responsibility for professional growth and development.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to lift, push and/or move up to 50 pounds, including office supplies, books and other instructional materials as well as technology equipment.

The employee must be able to hear clearly (correctable to within normal limits) to record telephone information and receive detailed messages. The employee needs to be able to tell where a sound is coming from in a noisy environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision correctable to 20/20, distance vision, depth perception and peripheral vision. Adaptive technology may be used.

There is some stress in interacting with students, faculty or the public and in meeting deadlines.

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.

Exposure to student illnesses. There is regular intermittent exposure to computer screen. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud and is acceptable to this particular environment. The employee must work with students, staff and the public, continuously meeting multiple demands from several people.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Terms of Employment: Per negotiated agreement

Performance of the person holding this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of certified personnel.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.