Resource Room Teacher; FTE CON

Position #AMSS
23345: Resource Room Teacher (1.0 FTE CON) – Amistad Elementary

Posting Dates: 07/15/2026-07/24/2026

Required Qualifications:

• Washington State Teacher's Certificate with Endorsement in Special Education
• Satisfactory Evaluations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of experience working with students individually, in small and large groups and with students with different disabling conditions including behavior disorders.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply District policy and procedures.
• Evidence of successful teaching experience with elementary special education students, within the last five years.
• Experience and training in selection and utilization of varied teaching styles and methods to meet student needs.
• Experience and/or training in:
  • Implementing "in classroom" models of classroom special education services (inclusive, integrated model of instruction).
  • Team teaching and the sharing of facilities and resources.
  • Evidence of successful experience supervising and working with a para educator in the classroom.
  • Experience using adopted building curricula:
    Journeys Reading Curriculum, Origo Stepping Stones, Moby Max.
• Punctual and consistent attendance.

Job Description:

Responsible for the educational programming for disabled students in grades K-5. Areas of emphasis may include instruction in reading, language, math, social skills and study skills. This school will serve children from all ethnic and socioeconomic levels.

Expectations:

• Organize IEP meetings and provide appropriate assessments of students.
• Plan appropriate programs for students in conjunction with IEP Team members for a wide range of disabled students.
• Write goals and objectives that facilitate and measure student growth.
• Maintain proper records and facilitate necessary paperwork and forms.
• Communicate on a regular and frequent basis with parents and teachers.
• Assume responsibility for productive use of a classroom paraprofessional.
• Consult with and work closely with regular education teachers and other specialists in a team situation about the educational programming of special services students.
• Select and utilize teaching styles, methods and activities that meet the needs of individual students.
• Adapt and adjust curriculum, manage time effectively.
• Plan for and accommodate different learning styles.
• Work effectively with students individually, in small and in large groups.
• Work cooperatively in a team teaching situation sharing facilities and resources.
• Appreciate the confidential nature of his/her work.
• Work with students in a positive and enthusiastic manner.
• Implement the requirements of IDEA, Section 504, and ADA in the education of students with disabilities.
• Experience and/or training to work with and understand students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other associated disorders.
• Experience in teaming with general classroom teachers, special education teachers, IEP Teams, and community agencies to develop programs for students with behavior disorders.
• Successful experience in supervising and working with a para educator as classroom support personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mobility: employee is regularly required to stand and walk for prolonged periods, push or pull 18-26 lbs., sit, kneel and crouch, twist and bend, use hands to type, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arm.

Sense: employee must be able to talk, hear conversations and other sounds, communicate effectively in person and over the telephone, taste and smell, and have specific vision abilities including close, far, color, peripheral, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Lifting: employee must be able to lift or move up to 10 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 26 lbs; lift overhead; move quickly in emergencies or during student supervision duties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Hazards: work outdoors in temperatures ranging from
-10 degrees F to 100 degrees F, possibly wet or humid conditions; moderate noise level.

The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

All hires are subject to completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.