23425: Resource Room Teacher (1.0 FTE CON)(REPOST

Resource Room Teacher

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 socio-economic levels. The teacher will be expected to:

• 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.

Physical demands include standing and walking for prolonged periods of time, pushing or pulling 18-26 lbs., sitting, kneeling and crouching, twisting and bending, using hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; and reaching with hands and arms. The employee is required to talk/hear conversations and other sounds. The employee must be able to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone.

The employee is required to taste and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to lift or move up to 10 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 26 lbs; must also be able to lift overhead. The employee may be required to physically move quickly in an emergency or while performing student supervision duties.

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. Physical hazards include working outdoors in a wide variety of temperatures; from
-10 degrees F to 100 degrees F +. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.