Special Education Teacher

About the Employer

Job Title: Special Education Teacher, SPARC

Job Description: Assist administrators, teachers and staff in developing individualized educational programs (IEP) and provide direct instruction to students with disabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Select teaching strategies specifically around Autism Spectrum Disorder for implementing IEP goals and objectives for assigned students.
- Maintain continuous performance data on student IEP objectives and document progress on IEP forms.
- Monitor and adjust teaching strategies to the students' changing needs.
- Coordinate specialized instruction with regular education curriculum as appropriate.
- Train and supervise instructional aides and volunteers as required.
- Prepare and apply current special education practices and theories.
- Establish, monitor and adjust behavior management plans for individual students' needs as it relates to typically autistic behaviors.
- Work cooperatively with staff to implement, train and monitor specialized behavior plans with appropriate students.
- Work closely with Speech Language Pathologist to create effective programming specific to this population.
- Develop curriculum and programs to reflect current abilities of students' specialized needs.
- Access available resources, personnel, literature, research and in-service.
- Complete all required reports and records in an accurate and timely manner.
- Work effectively with multidisciplinary team and other professionals regarding needs of special students for assuring appropriate learning experiences.
- Communicate appropriately and effectively with parents, staff and students.
- Inform building principal/staff on progress of assigned students.
- Maintain a data system to accurately record student information.
- Conduct appropriate assessments to determine program eligibility and services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor