Garfield High - Special Education Teacher (Resource) - 1.0 FTE

About the role

This position is assigned to the Resource service pathway. For more information about our special education service pathways, visit the SPS Special Education Department website.

Responsibilities

• Fosters an educational environment conducive to the learning and maturation process of assigned special education students.
• Plans and prepares individual student lesson plans.
• Adapts and modifies programs and plans as necessary.
• Uses necessary and appropriate instructional methods and materials suited to the well-being of the students and the nature of the learning activities, program, and/or curriculum involved.
• Attends in-service training and continues to improve professional growth through study and experimentation to remain current in methods and techniques for special education instruction.
• Establishes and implements classroom policies and procedures governing student behavior and conduct.
• Provides guidance, counseling, and discipline to encourage students to meet standards of achievement and conduct.
• Confers with students, parents or guardians, specialists, and other staff to provide guidance and evaluation and encourage student achievement.
• Establishes classroom goals and objectives appropriate to the special education student population and their individual education programs, following the rules and regulations governing special education, and in conformance with courses of study specified by State and School District statutes, regulations, and guidelines.
• Evaluates and records student progress and prepares reports for parents or guardians.
• Directs the activities of assigned non-certificated personnel.
• Makes referrals for assistance where appropriate.
• Collects and interprets a variety of data; develops, implements, and evaluates individual education plans (IEPs); provides reports for administrative purposes; amends documents where appropriate.
• Attends or participates in all required staff meetings and other activities deemed necessary by the District and/or building principal, in order to accomplish the objectives of the position and for professional achievement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; academic preparation for or experience in teaching a culturally, racially, and economically diverse student population in an urban school system, and teaching reading and adapting instructional techniques and practices for special education students.
• Specific programs may require additional academic preparation or professional experience, including working with bilingual students and assisting them in the transition to regular classrooms, implementing programs designed to prevent the dropout of "at-risk" students, and teaching multi-level, open-concept, and main-streamed classes.
• A valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with Special Education Endorsement; some positions may require valid first aid and CPR certification; some positions may require a valid Washington State driver's license or a class II driver's license.