What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teacher, Autism Support (MS) position at Collegium Charter School?
Job Description
Title : Teacher, Autism Support (Middle School : Grades 7-8)
Reports To : Principal
Supervises : Instructional Assistant, Autism Support
Employee Type : Full-Time, School Year Only, Salaried, Exempt
Summary
The Autism Support Teacher will develop and implement an effective educational program for the students assigned to the Autism Support program; assist classroom teachers in developing plans / strategies for student success; creatively design and assign activities that modify the general curriculum to appropriately meet students' needs.
Job Responsibilities
This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to b performed by the employee in this position. The employee will be required to perform other duties requested by the supervisor and / or school administrator.
- Assist classroom teachers with instructional strategies to facilitate inclusion
- Complete all necessary special education forms
- Determine student progress by collecting and monitoring appropriate data
- Coordinate and facilitate parent meetings
- Calmly and effectively deal with student problem behavior
- Understand and implement empirically supported behavioral interventions
- Establish an instructional / learning environment for students to reinforce appropriate student behavior
- Develop a variety of instructional activities to meet the students' individual goals / objectives based on the student's IEP
- Submit reports in a timely manner to coincide with IEP review meetings
- Enforces the CCS Student Code of Conduct, the CCS Uniform Code, and the CCS Computer Usage Code
- Promotes good citizenship through actions as a role model
- Conducts himself or herself according to professional, ethical principles that reflect favorably upon the individual and the school
- Maintains the highest level of confidentiality pertaining to school and students' information, progress, and records
- Assumes other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and / or school administrator
- Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures, and all current PA Public School expectations
Qualifications
Work Environment and Physical Demands
The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
