English Teacher - Special Education Resource/Inclusion

Job Description

The Classroom Teacher guides students toward achieving their full potential by transforming district curriculum standards into engaging and meaningful learning experiences. Through effective instruction and specialized assignments, the teacher promotes academic growth and personal development. This role upholds Chandler Unified School District's mission and vision by fostering an equitable, safe, and supportive learning environment that challenges and empowers all learners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Appropriately Certified for teaching position according to the Arizona Department of Education Certification Guidelines: link
• Possession of a valid AZ Department of Public Safety issued IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card: link
• SEI endorsement obtained or coursework completed
• K-5 Literacy endorsement in process or completed if teaching in K-5 classroom

Core Job Functions

• Communicates learning goals to students in a well-planned, organized manner using clear and precise language
• Prepares and delivers instruction appropriate to the student population, including curriculum that addresses learning styles, abilities, interests, behavior problems, and students with special needs
• Create lesson plans describing daily learning experiences correlated with approved curriculum and State and District standards
• Uses available technology to enhance learning
• Uses district and state assessment data to improve instruction and place students in appropriate instructional and intervention programs
• Facilitates instruction based on current research-based best practices
• Effectively implements Individual Education Plans
• Establishes classroom routines to promote a positive environment conducive to effective instruction
• Participates in team reviews concerning the academic progress of low-performing students
• Documents and resolves issues related to student behavior problems and attendance
• Reflects on teaching and strives to improve professional competence
• Assumes legal responsibility for the supervision of students on school property or in attendance at school-sponsored activities
• Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains accurate, complete, legible, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Participates in the intervention process at sites
• Participates in school-wide events, scheduled meetings, and parent conferences
• Participates in school and District initiatives
• Assumes individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision, or other planning and professional assignments
• Meets any additional specific job requirements as indicated by the District or school site

Core Values

• Excellence in all we do
• Equity and fairness in all things
• Collaboration is an effective decision-making model as well as an effective morale-enhancing model
• Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization
• Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. Our community supports us because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available

Professional Qualities

• Function effectively as a team member
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Establish and maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Positively accept direction
• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Follow policies, guidelines, procedures, and directives
• Work with a large cross-section of people in a professional and culturally competent manner
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Be a positive role model for students
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual

Physical Requirements

• Positions in this classification often require physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and sitting
• The job involves finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), and focusing ability
• Employees may be exposed to travel, odors, dust, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and loud noises
• The work may require lifting or exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force frequently
• Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions

Notice of Nondiscrimination

The Distrito Escolar Unificado de Chandler es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Prohibimos la discriminación y el acoso de cualquier tipo, y brindamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a empleados y solicitantes sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género, embarazo, edad, origen nacional, condición de discapacidad, información genética, condición de veterano protegido o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley. Se ha designado a los siguientes empleados para atender las consultas relacionadas con las prácticas de no discriminación: Coordinador del Título IX, Director de Recursos Humanos, 1525 W Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ 85224; Teléfono: (480) 812-7000.