NEST Teacher

Special Education- NEST Program Teacher 

JOB GOAL                              

The Nurturing, Emotional Support and Transition (NEST) Program is for early primary students with disabilities that would benefit from a smaller, more therapeutic setting in order to transition effectively into the general education setting. Students are struggling with social-emotional and adaptive behaviors that impede their progress. The goal of this position is a teacher that will set up a therapeutic environment and move students toward social-emotional regulation and ultimately back into the general education setting. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee license with appropriate Exceptional Education endorsement; Experience with EdPlan and other special education platforms; Meets health and physical requirements.

REPORTS TO               Principal

FLSA STATUS              Exempt

SCHEDULE                   200 Day 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure a safe and optimal learning environment for the students 
• Provide routine and structure utilizing visual schedules, timers, minimized transitions, etc. 
• Use evidence-based practices for managing student behaviors that align applied behavior analysis
• Teach social-emotional skills necessary for student participation in general education and in the community.
• Maximize learning using grade-level instruction with modifications and accommodations as needed
• Provide academic intervention as needed to close gaps
• Write instructionally appropriate and compliant IEPs
• Effectively facilitate IEP meetings 
• Maintain active certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
• Effectively assign Educational Assistant duties and responsibilities
• Administers diagnostic tests and evaluates student progress on a regular basis;
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by the board of education;
• Reports to the principal any reasonable suspicion that a student's health or welfare has been or appears to have been harmed as a result of abuse or neglect;
• Represents the school and the community in a positive manner;
• Complies with board policies, school rules, and administrative regulations; 
• Meets assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
• Attends work regularly and on time;
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops; and 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand the meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits.  The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace.  Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.

Salary : $46,781