What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher (1 Hire Each for Elem. & High School) position at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Special Education Teacher is crucial to support students with IEPs in meeting their learning goals within the general education setting and specialized settings. The Special Education Teacher works with general education teachers to co-plan, execute and assess instructions to monitor student growth and achievement and ensure their needs are met. The Special Education Teacher also serves as the case manager, a technical expert who oversees the provision and implementation of services for their students.
Role and Responsibilities
The duties of the Special Education Teacher include, but are not limited to the following tasks :
Academic Support
- Collaborate on all aspects of classroom instruction and culture with general education teachers, including the execution of lesson plans and analysis of student data
- Adapt and modify lessons as needed to meet the needs of students and provide accommodations to students within the general education setting
- Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for a caseload of students; update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students' progress
- Monitor students' success towards mastery of their IEP goals, including collecting and analyzing progress data regularly
- Collaborate with IEP team stakeholders including but not limited to : families, related service providers, general education teachers and other SPED team members as appropriate
- Compliant case management of special education services including but not limited to : writing and implementing IEPs, leading IEP meetings, developing and implementing BIPs, developing IEP-at-a-glance documents and maintaining other documentation related to service delivery including service logs, communication logs, IEP progress reports and ESYS documentation
Other Duties
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LFNO
Lyce is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our daily practices. LFNO staff represent a wide diversity of racial, cultural, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities-opening a window to the entire LFNO community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our consequential work.
Job descriptions are created to provide a framework of responsibilities and are not inclusive of all duties that may be required. LFNO employees embody an "all hands on deck" mentality and do whatever it takes to get the job done regardless of title.
Requirements
Expectations, Skills, and Education Requirements
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Work Environment & Physical Demands
The 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.