Elementary Special Education Teacher- Learning Support

About the role

Elementary Special Education Teacher – 5th Grade Learning Support at Willow Dale Elementary School. Contracted position to start ASAP.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation and identification of individual student progress and special help as required to ensure successful learning
• Maintenance of student discipline including development and implementation of behavior management plans
• Supervision of extended study activities, such as study halls, school assemblies, homeroom activities and co-curricular activities
• Performance of activities related to attendance, grade reporting and student records, and the interpretation of this information to parents
• Attendance and participation at faculty meetings, on curriculum committees and other special committees
• Compliance with and participation in current district educational initiatives
• Understanding of goals through cooperative, effective work with other staff
• Incorporation and implementation of technology as appropriate to instruction
• Awareness of and compliance with school board policies and regulations
• Counseling of students and appropriate referrals made on decisions relating to their educational program, career planning and personal problems which affect success in school
• Maintenance of conditions of health and safety in the classroom and in the school
• Proper care of school plant and assigned equipment
• Preparation of reports requested by principal
• Attention to health requirements of individual students
• Planning for the participation in parent-teacher conferences including IEP and MDT meetings
• Participation in continuing in-service education activities as sponsored by the school or district
• Activities associated with preparations for the evaluation of a school or a program within a school by the state Department of Education and/or any other accrediting agency
• Maintenance of professional growth through in-service programs, graduate courses, and awareness of innovations in area of certification and in education in general
• Those tasks which are necessary for the preparation for instruction, actual instruction and management of student-learning activities in accordance with school district established courses of study and/or curriculum and student Individualized Education Plans (IEP)

Requirements

• Valid PA Certification in Elementary Special Education
• 1-4 years experience in special education
• All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014, enacted December 22, 2014
• Must submit ACT 168 form to all current and former employers where you have had direct contact with children

Pay

Salary range: $54,160 – $83,501 per 26'-27' Salary Schedule (per Collective Bargaining Agreement)