Special Education Teachers WANTED

Job Summary :

The Special Education Teacher teaches elementary and / or secondary school subjects to students with emotional impairments in specialized school programs.  This position plans and prepares a comprehensive annual classroom syllabus.  The Special Education Teacher meets with students, parents and staff to develop and administer an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for each assigned student and is responsible for achieving annual student classroom performance goals.  This position supervises their assigned Paraprofessional Support Staff regarding daily classroom management of student behavior and academic work activities.  The Special Education Teacher maintains records of student attendance, evaluates the student's classroom performance, administers student tests, and issues student grades in compliance with all applicable School districts, including but are not limited to California state regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions :

• Ensures, using all available resources, including appropriate school staff, effective classroom behavior management of assigned students on a day-to-day basis.
• Teaches daily lessons to assigned students from school approved classroom syllabus.
• Supervises, mentors, and works collaboratively with assigned 1 : 1s and / or Educational Assistant.
• Monitors and assesses, on a regular basis, the academic and behavioral progress of each assigned student pursuant to their approve IEP or EP.
• Works collaboratively with school staff (i.e. Educational Advisor, Clinical Manager, Behavior Specialists) and parents to regularly assess the academic and behavior needs of assigned students and develop corrective measures as necessary to maintain the student's maximum learning availability and learning capacity.
• Plans, implements, and supervises all classroom lesson, learning activities, including all out of classroom field trips, non-physical education recreational, non-lunch break, and social activities.
• Evaluates each student's classroom performance (both academically and behaviorally) and issues grades accordingly.
• Completes an IEP at year's end for each assigned student, as needed, or by parent request.
• Meets student classroom performance goals pursuant to stated IEP objectives.
• Attends and participates in, all school, meetings, and career enhancement workshops and seminars.

Scope of Authority & Responsibilities :

Must be able to work with emotionally and behaviorally disabled students.

Education & Experience :

A four-year College Degree from a fully accredited institution preferably in Education, Child Psychology, Math, Science, English, History, or Social Science is required. CTC Required. A Master’s Degree is highly desirable.  Inters with CTC are encouraged to apply.

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Physical Requirements

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.