Education Director

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The Education Director is responsible for managing educational programs and activities for emotionally disturbed and learning disabled students at Abbott House.

• Bachelor's Degree
• South Dakota Special Education Teacher endorsement
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing effectively with all levels of personnel and external constituencies
• Pertinent experience and training for work with emotionally, socially, and behaviorally handicapped students

• Establish and maintain a therapeutic milieu within the classroom that is responsive to individual and collective student needs and promotes learning of socially acceptable behaviors.
• Assess academic abilities of each student; develop and implement effective curricula to meet identified educational needs and goals in accordance with South Dakota guidelines.
• Supervise completion of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and lesson plans in a thorough and timely manner.
• Provide direction and support to assigned teachers and aides; assure consistency of approach and effective functioning of the classroom team.
• Integrate classroom efforts with those of other treatment team members.
• Enable parents and other significant adults to become constructively involved in each student’s educational/treatment plan.
• Maintain thorough and timely documentation of student attendance, classroom behavior, significant incidents, and academic progress; assure timely and accurate communication of information regarding student functioning.
• Assure adequacy and security of classroom supplies.

Reports to:

Program Director

40 hour week; 12 month school calendar.