Teacher,Special Education Teacher Job Northern Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

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Teacher

Full Time Henrico, VA, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $53,000.00 To $73,000.00 Annually

About John G. Wood

Our specialized school, John G. Wood (JGW), is just the right size to teach students with emotional and behavioral challenges that impact their academic success. Small student-teacher ratios accommodate individual learning styles with a goal to transition students back to their public school as soon as possible. JGW includes a broad range of courses for children in kindergarten through grade 12 and Extended School Year (ESY) services are available during the summer.

Some residents of VHBG’s group homes attend JGW in addition to students who commute from multiple localities in the Richmond region.

About the Opportunity

The Teacher educates students enrolled in John G. Wood School utilizing evidenced-based, data-driven programming that assist students with meeting their academic and social-emotional needs. The teacher provides educational services to students in middle and high school in a therapeutic educational community.

Position summary:

Core duties and responsibilities:

Delivers lessons that are appropriately structured and paced and includes learning activities that meet the needs of all students and lead to student mastery of Standards of Learning, social-emotional objectives and behavioral programming.
Effectively designs the academic programming that supports the development of critical thinking standards for academic, theoretical and real-life situations.
Selects or designs rigorous, valid summative and formative assessments that seek to analyze student results and guide instructional decisions by 100% accuracy; ensure that student learning activities are driven by the data collected from these formative assessments.
Adheres to procedures & policies found within our internal VHBG Policy Manuals, federal guidelines, state guidelines as well as accreditation requirements.
Engages in self-reflection and growth opportunities to support high levels of learning for all students.
Effectively utilizes program methodologies to address the social and behavioral deficits of students.
Effectively works with students’ parents and / or other identified stakeholders to address the academic and behavioral concerns presented in official and unofficial documentation.
Markets to service providers and other decision-makers to influence client placements; articulating the desired culture and showing evidence of how it is reinforced.
Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with parents, students, stakeholders and other staff members.
Participates in the School Improvement Teams & Training to assist with the ongoing refinement of educational & behavioral programming offered by the school
Responsible for other duties as assigned by the Director of JGW School and/or their supervisor.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Must possess a strong knowledge of work readiness skills and have the ability to introduce this information to students/clients in an exciting and engaging manner.
Must be able to adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility
Must possess good organizational and time management skills to support the program goals and to facilitate and oversee a positive programmatic environment.
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
Proven ability to handle stress and time pressures in a dynamic environment in a positive and professional manner
Must be able to perform restraint procedures
Handle multiple complex projects and identify priorities
Must have the ability to maintain professional working relationships with program staff and related agencies.
Must maintain accurate records.
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Teacher, Special Education Teacher