Special Education Resource Teacher; PK

Special Education Resource Teacher (PK-8)

This class is accountable for providing instruction and other educational supports such as case management to special needs students and assisting them in their academic and social development.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
  
  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• CREDENTIALS:
  Employment in this class is conditional upon the possession of a valid Connecticut State Board of Education teaching certificate/endorsement(s) appropriate to the teaching assignment.
• Comprehensive Special Education, K-12 – 165 endorsement.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
  Considerable knowledge of current best practices, laws, including due process and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and interventions regarding the education of special needs students.

Essential Functions

• Attends various meetings, such as staff, building, parent, team and case management.
• Communicates and provides consultation with team members, parents and guardians, and other outside agencies, regarding students, their interventions, medications, and programmatic needs.
• Develops data collection and data management systems; entering data into proprietary and other computer databases; analyzing data, identifying student needs, and recommending quarterly classes based upon individual student needs.
• Develops positive and trusting relationships with students; counseling students and reviewing transition activities with students, and providing job coaching for students regarding their community job placement activities.

Waterbury Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the District when necessary.