What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resource Room Teacher/Teacher Consultant position at Wayne County Schools Employment Network?
Position Type : Special Education
Date Posted : 9 / 13 / 2024
Location :
Melvindale N. Allen Park Schools
District :
Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools
Role and Responsibilities
The following additional job description information is to be considered and included along with the Teacher job description for the position of Special Education Resource Teacher and Teacher Consultant.
- Coordinate with other involved school personnel in planning and providing joint instruction for students with disabilities.
- Work collaboratively with general education teachers to provide Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and meet Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) requirements for students with disabilities.
- Ability to provide consultative assistance to classroom teachers or other staff on differentiation, accommodations, modifications, and best practice interventions.
- Facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities through ongoing communication with administration and the general education staff.
- Interpret special education policies, procedures, and guidelines to regular educational personnel.
- Assessing students with disabilities for identification and teaching.
- Provide continuous staff development training to regular education staff.
- Develop, implement and evaluate individualized education programs and behavior management plans. Must prepare, implement and keep data on behavior plans based on functional behavioral assessments.
- Deliver specialized intervention and student support services to students with IEPs and / or Nonpublic Service Plans within the resource room setting as well as within the general education classroom.
- Ability to evaluate students' current levels of academic performance using district standard for Special Education Testing (iReady / DRA) and assessment data of progress towards IEP goals and the curriculum.
- Ability to plan, organize, schedule and facilitate parent meetings such as parent teacher conferences and IEPs / Nonpublic Service Plans.
- Write measurable goals and objectives for each student as mandated by Federal, State and County agencies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Working Schedule and Rate of Pay :
40 week per year position (teacher work calendar)
Salary according to master contract
