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SY ESS Resource Teacher
Job in
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 85003, USA
Listed on 2026-02-28
Listing for:
Roosevelt School District 66
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Academic, Elementary School
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
TITLE: ESS Resource Teacher
CLASSIFICATION: Certified
REPORTS TO: School Administrator
SUMMARY:
The ESS Resource Teacher's basic function is to support an inclusion environment, and work with students individually, in small groups and within their own classroom. The ESS Teacher collaborates with classroom teachers, school psychologist, and other staff. This teacher adapts curriculum, serves as a liaison with resources, and provides assessments and interventions based upon testing and observation. This Teacher serves as an important member of a team, and is able to design individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to personalize learning goals and make modifications and accommodations for each student.
The ESS Teacher is expected to carry out duties and responsibilities under the supervision and guidance of the school principal, assistant principal and/or teacher on special assignment.
- ESS Self-Contained Teachers are expected to teach students individually, in a group, and within their own classroom.
- Develops or adapts materials and teaching strategies.
- Assess students with long or short-term learning difficulties.
- Collaborates with other staff members: classroom teachers, psychologist, and others to identify student's individual needs and to define appropriate curriculum based activities to assist each student's learning.
- Be a valuable and participatory member of the School Based Problem Solving Team to enact interventions towards student progress when referred by a teacher.
- Develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each special education student: establish personalized goals and address each student's abilities.
- Reviews the IEP with the student's parents, administrators, and classroom teacher.
- Design and teach appropriate curricula, assign work geared toward each student's needs and abilities. Evaluate homework and classroom assignment progress.
- Use patience and best practices in teaching to motivate students. Accept differences and use culturally sensitive learning interventions to acknowledge each student's style of learning.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records. Prepare reports on students and activities as required by laws, policies, and administrative requirements.
- Meet with administrators and parents to inform them of their student's progress.
- Make suggestions for home learning.
- Shall help students develop emotionally, teach socially acceptable behavior and teach daily living skills to help prepare students for increased learning and maturity.
- Teachers will prepare and implement the individual education plan (IEP) according to state/national guidelines.
- The ESS Teacher will complete and submit substitute evaluation forms through the principal to the Human Resources Department
- Provide a classroom environment which protects the health, safety and welfare of all students.
- Implement the assertive discipline approach to student discipline in all classrooms.
- Share with administrators the responsibility to provide adequate supervision of students.
- Assist in the maintenance of student records, including attendance accounting and cumulative folders.
- Share the responsibility for the care of equipment and instructional materials assigned or allocated to their classrooms and will assist administration in the maintenance of up-to-date inventory lists.
- May be required to participate in scheduled in-service workshops during the normal workday. Every effort will be made to have substitutes and/or administration supervise the classes of participating teachers.
- Any non-reimbursed in service program may not require teachers to stay past the normal workday.
- Expected to attend and participate in scheduled meetings at the unit school, not to exceed two (2) hours per month beyond the scheduled workday. Meetings may not be scheduled for Friday afternoons except in emergencies.
- ESS Teachers selected by the REA will participate yearly in the development of in-service programs/workshops.
- Expected to maintain positive, professional…
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