Drury High School is seeking a dedicated and innovative Special Education Teacher to join our team. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for working with diverse learners and a commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters academic and life skills development.
Key Responsibilities:
•Innovative Instruction: Develop and deliver tailored instructional strategies that meet the diverse learning needs of our students and help students make progress towards their IEP goals. Work with the Special Education Coordinators to track student progress and make data informed decisions.
•Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Integrate SEL into daily lessons and participate in Crew block to support the social and emotional well-being of students. Create a classroom environment where students feel safe, respected, and empowered to express themselves.
Job Goal:To provide each special education student with a program that will enable the student to reach his/her fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential.
Supervision:Reports to the Building Principal. Supervises personnel as designated by the Principal or the Superintendent.
Performance Responsibilities:
1.Provides a basic core program for special education students, consistent with state education code requirements.
2.Acts as a system oriented resource teacher in his/her building.
3.Ensures that appropriate services are developed and implemented for each child with special needs within the framework of an inclusive setting.
4.Provides direct services to specific children with special needs.
5.Provides academic testing for specific children.
6.Coordinates and supervises work experience and job-training programs involving the special education students.
7.Works cooperatively with classroom teachers who have special education students in regular classes, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students to the entire staff and assisting the special education students with regular class assignments.
8.Develops specific learning strategies and behavioral interventions for children with special needs cooperatively with other personnel.
9.Assists in adapting curriculum content and materials for children with special needs.
10.Provides ongoing modeling and support to general education teachers, specialists, classroom tutors, assistants, and paraprofessionals through regularly scheduled classroom time.
11.Confers frequently with parents and professional staff members regarding the educational, social, and personal problems of such special education students.
12.Assists other professional staff members in resolving the unique psychological or disciplinary problems of each special education student.
13.Assists in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of applicants in the schools’ special education program.
14.Counsels individuals and groups of special education students with educational, occupational, and personal problems.
15.Assists special education students in making realistic assessments of their abilities, and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.
16.Provides motivation to special education students who may have a short attention span.
17.Undertakes continuing professional study in the psychology of the special education student in teaching methods related to this field.
18.Participates in in-service workshops as requested.
19.Keeps attendance records and all other records pertinent to the special education program for state reports.
20.Participates in transition planning and preparation for adult life experiences.
21.Takes responsibility for professional growth and development.
22.Writes I.E.P’s, acts as liaison, and attends TEAM meetings within the appropriate time frame, as well as chairs teams for students.
23.Consults and works closely with individual parents and teachers as determined through TEAM meetings.
24.Attends other relevant meetings (healthcare providers, D.S.S., evaluation teams, etc.) and disseminates information as appropriate.
25.Assists in crisis intervention situations as requested by the building principal, and within one school day provide a written report of any such incident to the Office of Pupil Services.
26.Helps develop and maintain a “resource room” (library) of curriculum materials in his/her building, and obtains alternative teaching materials for children with special needs.
27.Recognizes his/her role as an integral part of the Special Education TEAM, shares information on a regular and as-needed basis with the building principal, special education coordinators, and central office administrators.
28.Any other related duties as may be assigned by Administration.
•Individualized Education Plans (IEPs): Assist in the development, implement, and monitor IEPs that address each student’s unique needs. Collaborate with families, support staff, and external service providers to ensure that all students are receiving the appropriate services and support.
•Collaboration: Work closely with other educators, support staff, and administration to ensure a cohesive approach to student learning and success. Participate in team meetings, professional development, and ongoing training to stay current with best practices in special education.