Assistant Principal/Career Education Coordinator

Accountabilities

• Provides leadership by supervising paraeducators in your assigned program, including evaluations, time sheets, etc.
• Responds to professional development needs of the paraeducators in your program; provides in-service training as needed
• Mentors new teachers 1 – 3 years.
• Aids teachers with developing and monitoring IEP goals and objectives, designing curriculum and lesson plans, and completing assessments.
• Reviews IEPs.
• Reviews consolidated books and progress reports to ensure they contain all necessary information and are aligned with IEPs.

Providing Service

• Facilitates and participates in the development, review and evaluation of individualized educational programs.
• Conducts evaluations and assessments to determine child’s developmental status.
• Lifts up to 50 lbs. and push or pull in excess of 100 lbs. unassisted as needed.
• Cooperates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Plans and/or chaperones on and off-campus activities, appointments, programs and field trips.
• Manages classroom resources.
• Captures and records data.

Coordinating Service

• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Plans and/or chaperones on and off-campus activities, appointments, programs and field trips.
• Manages classroom resources.
• Captures and records data.

Career Education

• Provides best practices training in career education to MSB staff.
• Supervises, coordinates and expands on-campus work/training sites.
• Supervises career education teachers and job coaches.
• Coordinates the development and maintenance of career education portfolios for transitioning students.
• Serves as a member of the Career Education Team.

Job Development

• Builds work site linkages in the community.
• Works with community businesses to identify job placements.
• Coordinates job placements and job coach assignments.

Marginal Functions

• Fills in for job coaches.

Conditions

• Equipment used: A variety of classroom materials, including adaptive equipment, such as feeding and positioning, augmentative communication systems, audio-visual equipment, personal computer and Braillers.

Work Environment

• Multiple indoor and outdoor environments with a variety of sound, lighting, and temperature conditions.
• May be exposed to childhood & other communicable diseases, and behavioral outbursts.

Work Schedule

• 37 1/2 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with an unpaid meal break.
• This position follows the 12 month school schedule.
• Additional hours or flex schedule may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree and ability to meet MSDE certification for Special Education and/or Teacher of the Visually Impaired.
• Administration/supervision experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience teaching in the classroom.
• Comprehensive knowledge of education, including special education, principles, practices, and procedures, including developing and writing IEP's and performing appropriate teaching techniques.
• Knowledge and core curriculum and expanded core curriculum for the visually impaired.
• General knowledge of visual impairment, including causes, manifestations and adaptations.
• General knowledge of medical disorders such as seizures or restrictions; alternate modes of communication; feeding techniques and orthopedic impairment/handling and positioning.
• General knowledge of program development, classroom resource management, and student/personnel scheduling.
• General knowledge of managing disruptive and harmful behaviors.
• General knowledge of Braille reading and writing.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• M/F -