Special Education Teacher
JOB DESCRIPTION
Work Hours:
- Monday-Friday
- 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in education
- Valid Illinois teaching certification
- Appropriate Special Education Endorsements of licensure
- Knowledge of current special education best practices
- Working knowledge of education technology applications
Reports to:
- School Program Director
Key Competencies:
- Organizational and planning skills
- Collaboration and team work
- Judgement and decision-making skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Conflict management and resolution
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Adhering to all established Covid-19 policies at UCP/CDS
Responsibilities:
- Identify the needs of students trough formal and informal assessments
- Plan, develop and implement individual education plans for each student
- Prepare instructional materials and lesson plans according to student IEP’s
- Implement best practices/strategies during daily lessons
- Review IEP’s with parents, administrators and all relevant school personnel
- Monitor, evaluate and document each student’s progress utilizing appropriate data collection measures
- Update student goals on a weekly and quarterly basis and communicate to parents, progress reports
- Maintain regular communication with parents/guardians
- Manage student behavior through monitoring, supervising and assessing behavioral patterns
- Utilize appropriate corrective methods to modify behavior
- Develop (with a team) and implement Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP’s) where necessary
- Maintain accurate and complete records in compliance with school policies, Administrative regulations and legal requirements
- Maintain a current knowledge of special education best practices and trends
- Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Supervise mentor and contribute to the evaluation of teaching assistants
- Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meeting and other professional opportunities
- Creating Individual student binders that include, goals, data tracking for goals, BIP/Data forms, student information
- Weekly lesson plans and materials to be completed by end of day on Friday
- Updated professional development is to be keep current
- Computer skills, In Google classroom, Excel, Word, etc.
- Knowledge and use of current educational technology, used at our school (Unique Curriculum, Seesaw, etc.)
- Progress reports need to be approved by Program Director
- Responsible to be prepared to utilize remote technology at any given time, (Snow days, emergency closing, etc.)
- Emergency binder with parent/guardian information needs to go home each day in case of an emergency
- All other duties as assigned