Teacher of Moderately Cognitively Impaired Students

Cognitive Impairment Teacher

Livonia Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified teacher of students eligible under cognitive impairment who will be able to develop and sustain academic-focused and life-skill instruction for his/her students. The teacher will identify and implement best practices in instruction and student achievement. The teacher of the cognitively impaired will work in a multi-district program. The job requires a wide knowledge of intervention and classroom management techniques and the ability to effectively use a variety of teaching methods and materials applicable to the student's disability.

It is expected the teacher has the ability to effectively use a variety of teaching methods and materials applicable to cognitively impaired students.

Livonia Public Schools employs approximately 1,800 staff members, serving approximately 13,100 students pre-K post secondary. There are 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, 1 career technical center, 1 early childhood center and 1 vocational and transition center in the School District. The annual budget for Livonia Public Schools is $180 million, with a state funding of $10,000 per pupil.

Benefits of working with Livonia Public Schools include a traditional pension and tax-deferred retirement savings accounts with an employer matching contribution. The pension component guarantees you monthly retirement benefit payments over your lifetime once you meet age and service requirements. Additionally, as a new public-school employee, you will be automatically enrolled in a Personal Healthcare Fund (PHF), which is a portable, tax-deferred investment account that can be used to pay for healthcare expenses in retirement.

Livonia Public Schools will contribute a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 2% you contribute. As an employee of Livonia Public Schools, you will be a part of a team working together in a positive work climate and a culture of mutual respect to support the successful education of children. Beyond the satisfaction of knowing you're helping thousands of students grow and learn, you will also have the satisfaction of knowing you are a team member with Livonia Public Schools, which means you will have the following perks of employment available to you: medical insurance, including prescription drug coverage;

family coverage eligibility for employees working 30 hours or more per week; single coverage eligibility for employees working 20 hours but less than 30 per week; optional "cash in lieu" of medical insurance for those who qualify; dental, vision, and life insurance; long-term disability coverage; employee assistance program for employees and their eligible family members; longevity pay; paid "act of God" days, such as snow days.

Additionally, the children of employees living outside the district's attendance boundaries are eligible to attend Livonia Public Schools via schools of choice working 20+ hours.

Minimum qualifications include a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with endorsement in SA, applicants who are able to be temporarily approved will be considered if enrolled in a university training program for teachers of the cognitively impaired and demonstrates commitment to securing full certification as soon as possible, a passionate commitment to improving learning for all students, demonstrated positive interpersonal relationships, skills in providing individualizing instruction, knowledge of the Essential Elements and Teach Town Curriculum preferred, evidence of ability to establish positive working relationships with all stakeholders, superior verbal and written communication skills, knowledge of positive behavioral supports and interventions.

The special education teacher is assigned and responsible to the Department of Student Services, which has responsibility for the system-wide program for students with disabilities. After assignment to a building(s), the teacher reports directly to the principal and student services coordinator, who provide leadership for the implementation of the program in that building.

Major functions and responsibilities include championing the District's mission, vision, and collective commitments to make decisions that reflect the District's philosophy that places the needs of children and their education first, creating a welcoming, engaging, and positive classroom climate and culture, developing lesson plans and instructional materials and providing individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student, evaluating students through the use of formal and informal evaluation procedures to assess strengths and challenges of the students, using appropriate motivational and classroom/behavior management for students with autism spectrum disorder, implementing daily activities consistent with an understanding of the developmental needs of the student, initiating and maintaining effective parent and community relationships, utilizing a working…