ASD Supported Resource Teacher - Pinewood

Position Purpose

The Middle School Supported Resource Room Teacher facilitates student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through the implementation of district-approved curriculum.

Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Create and administer middle school curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials, adapting them to optimize instructional time.
• Teach all required subjects, including reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education, and music.
• Create a safe and conducive learning environment for individualized and small group instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to provide inclusion opportunities for students with ASD.
• Differentiate instruction using various styles and inspire mixed culture and ability classes.
• Instruct students in responsible citizenship and other subject matters as specified by law and district policies.

• Additional Duties

  • Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators.

  Qualifications

  • Valid Michigan teaching certificate.
  • Endorsement in ASD, EI, CI, or LD.
  • Must meet State of Michigan Professional Development requirements.
  • EL certification or experience working with EL students preferred.
  • Experience working with students with ASD.

  Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

  ADA Requirements

  • The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
  • The employee must compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

  Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Status

  • Exempt

  Application Instructions

  Submit an application, individual cover letter and resume through the online applicant center at kentwoodps/employment.org. No hard copy applications will be accepted via mail or hand delivery.