What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher position at NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND?
Job Details
Job Location
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Inc - Baltimore, MD
Position Type
Full Time
Job Shift
Description
J OB T ITLE : Special Education Teacher
D EPARTMENT : YIT School
R EPORTS T O : Assistant Director of Education
FLSA S TATUS : Exempt
G ENERAL P URPOSE OF THE J OB :
Instruct individuals and groups at appropriate developmental levels and maintain a lesson plan book clearly defining efforts to provide for individual differences.
Establish and maintain a safe physical environment conducive to learning.
Plan and execute enrichment experiences such as field trips.
Write required reports / keep accurate and orderly records.
Work effectively with other staff members in the interdisciplinary setting to address students' needs.
Participate effectively in Interdisciplinary Meetings, staff / teacher meetings, Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee Meetings, Planning Conferences, in-service training programs, faculty meetings.
Provide guidance and direction to assigned Assistant Teacher, ensuring that the Assistant Teacher demonstrates a participating role within the classroom.
Expand on; adapt current curriculum programs to meet student needs.
Develop individualized education plans for all assigned students.
Implement school-wide behavior management system.
Share with other staff coverage for lunch periods, school trips and late bus duty.
Perform other professional duties, as requested.
E SSENTIAL D UTIES AND R ESPONSIBILITIES :
Demonstrate applied knowledge of curriculum and the fundamental principles of psychology and human development.
Demonstrate familiarity with cultural patterns existing within a community that may affect the behavior of students.
Establish relationships with students on a group and individual basis, gaining their confidence and trust and imparting a sense of security.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Physically intervene and restrain students, male and female, as necessary.
Able to work cooperatively with others.
Able to organize and plan the activities of Assistant Teachers, Program Aides, and 1 : 1 Aides.
Qualifications
S UPERVISORY R ESPONSIBILITIES :
Teaching assistants and IEP aides present in the classroom.
L ANGUAGE S KILLS :
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
M ATHEMATICAL S KILLS :
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
R EASONING A BILITY :
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
E DUCATION AND / OR E XPERIENCE :
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Certificated by Maryland State Department of Education in special education, or in the process of having application for provisional certification reviewed by the Maryland State Department of Education.
P HYSICAL D EMANDS :
Frequent walking, standing, climbing stairs.
Occasional activities that require pushing, pulling, lifting up to 15-20 pounds.
W ORK E NVIRONMENT :
Classroom setting.
Moderate noise (examples : business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
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