Special Ed Autistic Support Teacher

About the role

The Special Education Teacher position is responsible for teaching basic social, academic, and home living related skills to students in schools and centers. They collaborate with staff and parents to develop Individual Education Programs (IEPs) and Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), and implement an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program.

Responsibilities

• Participates in eligibility process and in-take process after student is determined eligible for special education program
• Affirms student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, outcomes, and disability or impairment
• Collaborates with staff and parents to develop IEPs and FBAs
• Plans appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate kind and level of materials and equipment
• Implements an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program which provides appropriate experience
• Manages the behavior of learners in instructional setting to ensure environment is conducive to the learning process, and assists and participates in management of student behavior in other parts of the school and school grounds
• Coordinates educational activities with other professional staff, both school and no school based, as required to maximize learning opportunities
• Continually assesses student achievement through use of formal and informal testing, maintaining appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes
• Utilizes a variety of instructional materials and available multimedia and technology to enhance learning
• Requests assistance of and works with resource personnel both school and nonschool based as needed
• Works in a self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned (may work off site as an extension of any of the above)
• Participates in inservices and staff development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned
• Continually learns technology, programming, and information related to the field of education and special education
• Ensures confidentiality of information in reference to HIPPA/FERPA and IDEA regulations
• Communicates with all school personnel in reference to the students IEP, with continual monitoring and reporting of progress
• Communicates with students on expectations and keeps them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations as appropriate
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement
• Sets up and supervises care and feeding of students who, because of age or disability, do not have feeding and self-help or abilities, may include tube feeding
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee

Qualifications

• Possession of appropriate degree and certification
• Current Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate
• Valid PA Driver’s License
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common professional and technical journals, governmental regulations and legal documents
• Responds to common inquiries from staff and regulatory agencies
• Writes reports and correspondence
• Effectively presents information and responds to questions from administration, students, and parents
• Works mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
• Applies concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions for practical situations
• Develops and maintains required records and reports
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with peers, parents and the community
• Works as a team member
• Maintains personal self-control in stressful situations
• Communicates clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Physical demands include walking, standing, sitting, reaching, finger, handling, feeling, and using hands and arms
• May require lifting minimum of 25 pounds or more
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception
• Occasionally, yet essential to this position, the individual must meet deadlines with severe time constraints