Teacher

Special Education Teacher

St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities. We are currently seeking A Special Education Teacher who will be responsible for teaching and supervising a class of special needs students utilizing various techniques to promote learning.

Examples of Essential Functions:.

• Supervise and evaluate classroom staff, providing training, instruction, and support.
• Assume primary responsibility for every student in the class and their total programming needs.
• Develop and implement an IEP for each child, assessing both formally and informally, areas of strength and areas of need.
• Develop functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, or other reports (ESY, justification for one-to-one, etc.) as needed.
• Lead weekly team meetings to develop theme-based plans and activities, individualizing for each student as appropriate to their needs.  Complete weekly team meeting notes that reflect therapists’ participation and assignments for assistants.
• Provide and have available daily written plans (lesson plan books).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in special education, and holds or is eligible for District of Columbia teaching certification with appropriate endorsement. Prior experience working with people with intellectual disabilities
• Knowledge and understanding of students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities.
• Ability to evaluate problems and progress of assigned students.
• Ability to work with parents, aides, and specialists in developing a constructive and healthful learning environment.
• Ability to learn and adapt new methods and techniques.
• Ability to supervise, train, and discipline assigned staff.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid vacations
• Convenient Metro-accessible location
• 403B with company match
• Free life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, and more

Apply on Stcoletta.org/careers.