Temporary ESY Instructor

Department:                        Various School Sites

Accountable To:                 Site Coordinator

FLSA Status:                       Exempt

Creation/Revision Date:   March 29, 2022

Summary:

Under general direction, incumbent(s) develops lesson plans and activities, instructs students, maintains discipline, and evaluates student’s development. In addition, incumbent(s) assists with the scheduling of the class, meets and works cooperatively with parents, and prepares administrative paperwork required for the program.

Essential Functions:

• Instructs students using instructional strategies aligned to the student’s individual needs identified in the IEP and MET.
• Develops written lesson plans and activities by aligning it to student ESY goals and using a variety of instructional materials and techniques. Establishes high expectations for student performance and provides motivation, management, instruction, guidance, and support to assist students to meet those expectations.
• Maintain school discipline that includes providing safety and health services to students in the classroom environment.
• Works cooperatively with parents and students to meet the needs of the students.
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance records and creates reports indicating attendance records.
• Progress monitors students’ ESY goal(s) and records results in the IEP platform.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications.  In addition, verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired;

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that applicant possesses the following preferred qualifications; however, the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education;
• One year of teaching experience;
• Valid Arizona Department of Education Teacher Certificate.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

• Understanding early, middle, and adolescent childhood;
• Supervising of children including safety and health issues;
• Developing age-appropriate lessons and activities for children;
• Instructing children;
• Identifying safety hazards to children;
• Using computer software related programs;
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information..

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements 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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Washington Elementary School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Washington Elementary School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students. For information regarding discrimination grievance or complaint procedures contact the Executive Director for Human Resources at 602.347.2801.