What are the responsibilities and job description for the TEACHER - Lower School EC for Behavioral Disabilities position at IC Imagine Public Charter School?
Licensed, dedicated Exceptional Children's teacher needed at IC Imagine Charter School in Asheville, NC.
The purpose of the EC teacher is to plan, organize and present instruction and create instructional environments that help students learn content and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. The EC teacher is expected to plan and implement a comprehensive curriculum including extended content standards. The teacher should be well versed in and understand Policy Governing Exceptional Children. Be prepared to provide leadership and coordination as well as facilitate the efficient operation of student IEPs and collaborate with other members of the department in addition to content area personnel to vertically align curriculum while providing access for students with Individual Educational Plans.
Salary based on IC Imagine's Certified / Licensed Teachers Salary Schedule
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Understand the needs of students they are working with based on Individual Education Plans, Behavior Intervention Plans, Health & Safety plans
- Assist in creating and implementing behavior intervention plans
- Ability to create lesson plans, modify or adapt curriculum to make content accessible and align to grade level standards and IEP
- Monitor progress of academic, behavioral, and social / emotional skills
- Frequent written communication with parents and families of students
- Regular and consistent communication with colleagues and administrators
- Coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants
- Plan and facilitate activities to support the transition needs of caseload students preferred
- Manage instructional time efficiently
- Prepare for instruction by creating lesson plans, organizing materials, supplies, and equipment necessary
- Use resources necessary to plan, implement, and evaluate instructional practices necessary to follow the guidelines of the NC Standards for all courses taught.
- Design instruction appropriate for all students that reflects understanding of relevant content and is based on continuous and appropriate assessment.
- Support inclusive practices by modifying or adapting students with disabilities work to ensure accessibility to grade level standards or extended content standards
- Provide instruction to students in the separate, resource, and inclusion settings as indicated by each student's IEP
- Collaborate with general education, teachers, support staff and the IC Imagine community to enhance the educational opportunities for all students.
- Follow the processes laid out in the faculty handbook, respond to emails in a timely manner, keep grades updated weekly, and correspond regularly with families with pertinent information regarding student IEP goal progress and courses delivered in special education.
- Will perform additional duties including, but not limited to, supervision during non-instructional time, attending after school events and meetings, participating in enrollment activities leading into and during the Open Enrollment period.
- Adhere to all legal and ethical requirements of the teaching profession and set an example for others to do the same.
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The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.
