Lower School Special Education​/Resource Teacher

Job Description

Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from the City of Providence, Rhode Island.

Reports to: Lower School Principal & Director of Special Education

Hours: 1.0 FTE, Exempt

Temporary:  school year

The responsibilities of this position will be performed under the direct supervision of the Lower School Principal and Director of Special Education. The Special Education/Resource Teacher will assume the case management duties as determined by the Principal and Director of Special Education.

• Evaluate students' skills to identify strengths and needs, measure progress and determine eligibility (Use standardized and RTI measures).

• Develop IEP goals and objectives with parents and teachers and multidisciplinary team members
• Coordinate planning meetings with parents, teachers, and specialists
• Assist teachers with the development and carryover of IEP goals into PLP programs

• Implement IEP goals through remedial programs, classroom accommodations/modifications, and consultation with teachers and specialists
• Complete quarterly progress reports
• Maintain up-to-date progress data
• Modify and/or make accommodations to lessons, projects, groupings, and tests to meet students' learning needs
• Employ a variety of teaching strategies and techniques to ensure student understanding
• Plan, collaborate, and co-teach
• Develop a Resource Room where students are able to receive services in a small distraction-reduced setting when it is determined that the classroom environment may be too stimulating for these individuals. Resource Room will also serve as a space for students to visit to complete practice independent activities (computer programming)
• Coordinate schedules with teachers to service students in the classroom, consult regarding classroom strategies, and monitor progress of special education students in an integrated setting

• Participate in TST/RTI meetings as needed
• Participate in TST/RTI meetings to decide to evaluate, review testing, decide if there is a disability or not, plan for special education services, and review progress or lack thereof for students already in special education programs
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to develop rapport with all members of the school community including parents, teachers, and administrators

• Stay up to date with knowledge about the disabilities of students on caseload such as ADHD, LD, ED, MR, OCD, Asperger's Syndrome, Tourette's, Bipolar and depression
• Stay up to date with teacher certification

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, required
• Valid Rhode Island Department of Education Certification required
  • Elementary/Middle Grades Special Education Teacher, Grades K-8
• National background check (after offer)
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required