Special Education Preschool Teacher @ West Valley School District

Starting the  School Year

Location:

Cottonwood Elementary

Purpose Statement:
The primary purpose of this position is to provide students with instruction which enables them to meet their goals and objectives as describe in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

Qualifications:

Valid Washington State teaching certificate with special education endorsement are required. Must be able to meet the "highly qualified" standards under NCLB. Successful previous evaluations and strong classroom management skills are required. Previous experience writing behavior plans is required. Experience in or willingness to be trained in Right Response and/or other required programs. Demonstrated success with non-traditional learners and at-risk students.

Previous experience working with self-contained students and students who have autism is preferred. Proven capability to design and implement specially designed instruction for students with a spectrum of deficits in reading, writing, math, and functional skills, including monitoring and reporting of progress are required.

Directly Responsible to:
Building Principal and Director of Special Services

Job Description:

* Maintains a positive attitude and productive learning environment

* Sets high expectations for student achievement and behavior

* Identifies skill deficits in academics, social, behavioral, and adaptive areas and initiates instruction in these areas

* Adapts curriculum, materials, and teaching techniques to meet the individual needs of students

* Designs and conducts valid assessments which reflect present levels of performance for use in the development of IEPs

* Develops IEPs with input from the IEP team which reflect individual student needs in all domains of need identified by the school psychologist's evaluation

* Collects frequent data on all IEP goals and objectives and behavior plans to reflect students' progress
• Keeps all paperwork legally compliant and current in accordance with mandated timelines

* Incorporates IEP requirements within students' daily lesson plans

* Communicates regularly and proactively with parents to keep them apprised of their child's progress and behavior

* Suggests techniques to promote learning at home

* Actively participates and is flexible in collaborating with special education staff and works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers

* Extends skills and uses techniques from specialists in the classroom environment

* Incorporates augmentative communication in the classroom as needed based on student enrollment (e.g. PODD)

* Supports the building and district goals and positively participates in special education and building meetings

* Effectively uses para educators - provides supervision, direction, and training

* Provides positive behavioral support to students

* Effectively writes and implements behavior plans as necessary using team input

* Uses Right Response techniques when necessary

* May be required to provide detailed one-to-one assistance with changing, diapering, personal hygiene, etc.

* May be required to assist students with feeding and administer tube feeding

* Knowledgeable and experienced with discrete trial including supervision and implementation with para educators

* Bilingual Preferred

* The list of essential functions in this job description is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary by determination of an appropriate administrator and Human Resources.

Other Functions

* Possesses strong classroom management skills

* Proficient in developing complex schedules for students and paraprofessionals that coordinate with general education, resource, and specialist staff schedules

* Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality

* Models appropriate professional behaviors at all times

* Remains calm and collected when managing difficult and potentially aggressive student behavior

* Observes and utilizes professional medical/safety precautions to include positioning children in a safe and secure manner in adaptive equipment and transferring orthopedically disabled children to and from different equipment including toilets

* Other duties as assigned

* ESL Endorsement Preferred

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