Special Education Teacher - Academic Core Program (ACP)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to those headings. The posting includes Position Summary, Essential Duties and Responsibilities, Required Qualifications (Education and Experience, Additional Requirements, Preferred Qualifications, Condition Of Employment, Knowledge Of, Ability To, REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, WORK SCHEDULE, REPORTING RELATIONSHIP, REPRESENTATION, Level Of Compensation, CLASSIFICATION HISTORY, Disclaimer). We need to decide which sections to include based on real content.
We should include sections: About the role (maybe Position Summary), Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Responsibilities), Qualifications (Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Additional Requirements?), Skills (Knowledge Of, Ability To, REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE...), Benefits (Level Of Compensation mentions benefits), Schedule (WORK SCHEDULE). Pay? Not explicit salary amount, just says "Federal Way Education Association (FWEA) Salary Schedule." No specific pay, so we should NOT create Pay section because no specific pay info. Benefits: we have mention of benefits prorated based on FTE - Medical, dental vision, wellness leave, life insurance, retirement, professional development dollars. That's substantive, so include Benefits.
Schedule: "This position has a school year schedule." That's substantive, include Schedule.
Representation maybe not needed; but could be omitted as not in list of headings. Could include under About? Probably not.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities list, we need ul li. For Qualifications maybe list? Could be paragraphs.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them.
We must remove duplicated lines, boilerplate. Duplicated lines: The list of responsibilities includes "The preceding list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary." appears twice? Actually appears after list and later again. We should keep only one instance? The instruction: remove duplicated lines. So we should keep only one copy.
Also "The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary." appears in Disclaimer as well. We'll keep one.
We need to include all substantive info: Position Summary paragraph, Essential Duties list, Required Qualifications (Education and Experience), Additional Requirements, Preferred Qualifications, Condition Of Employment (list of items), Knowledge Of, Ability To, REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE... (cultural competence), PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, WORK SCHEDULE, REPORTING RELATIONSHIP, REPRESENTATION (maybe include as a paragraph?), Level Of Compensation (benefits), CLASSIFICATION HISTORY (maybe we can include as a short paragraph?), Disclaimer (maybe we can keep as a short paragraph but it's somewhat boilerplate; but it's not EEO etc. It's a disclaimer about list not exhaustive. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning. It's a generic disclaimer. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This disclaimer might be considered legal boilerplate. Safer to remove? It says "The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the scope of responsibility and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements, skills or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or veteran status. Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee."
That includes EEO statement (nondiscriminatory basis). That is EEO boilerplate. So we should remove that disclaimer entirely. Also the earlier "The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary." is duplicated; we can keep one instance maybe in Responsibilities section.
We also need to remove "CLASSIFICATION HISTORY" maybe not needed as heading; but we could include as a short paragraph under About? It's metadata; maybe drop as minor metadata. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Classification history is minor metadata; we can drop it or put in a short p. Probably drop.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP and REPRESENTATION maybe also minor metadata; could fold into short p or drop. But we might keep as a short paragraph under About? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Reporting Relationship and Representation into a short paragraph under About the role or maybe under Qualifications? Better to have a short p after the main sections.
But we must preserve ALL substantive information. Reporting Relationship: "Position reports to, and is evaluated by, a building administrator, department director, or designee." That's substantive. Representation: "Federal Way Education Association (FWEA) FWEA_CBA_22-24.final.pdf (fwps.org)" That's also substantive (union representation). We should keep them.
We could create a section "About the role" that includes Position Summary plus Reporting Relationship and Representation maybe.
But we must not repeat job title as heading. So we can have
About the role
with p containing Position Summary plus reporting relationship and representation.
Now Responsibilities: Responsibilities
with ul li list of duties.
We need to include all duties from the list: Develop and maintain compliant IEPs... etc. Let's extract them exactly as in text:
- Develop and maintain compliant individual education plans (IEPs) and other compliance documents.
- Develop, implement, and adjust appropriate programming to provide access to a student’s least restrictive environment (LRE).
- Provide interventions and systematic purposeful instruction at students’ instructional levels, linking district initiatives and grade level expectations to IEPs.
- Coordinate with general education teachers to address students’ instructional needs in order to support further involvement in core instruction.
- Design and implement intervention based on student assessment and evaluation.
- Collect and utilize data and frequent ongoing progress monitoring systems to inform instructional decisions or revisions.
- Design and implement appropriate accommodations and modifications.
- Train and supervise paraeducators.
- Provide individualized inclusion opportunities.
Also there is a line: "The preceding list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary." We'll include that as a p after the list maybe.
Now Qualifications: We have Education and Experience: "A current Washington state teaching certificate with a special education endorsement". That's required.
Additional Requirements: "Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis". That's a requirement.
Preferred Qualifications: list:
- Training or experience in serving students with mild to moderate disabilities
- Proficiency in conducting functional behavior assessments and developing behavior intervention plans
- Training and/or experience teaching students who have been impacted by trauma and neglect
- Bilingual
Condition Of Employment: list:
- Criminal background clearance
- Washington state driver’s license and proof of insurance
- Possess and maintain a current district-approved CPR/First Aid card within 90 days of employment. District approved courses must include hands-on and written exam.
- Successfully complete the FWPS district-approved Right Response training at the advanced level at the next available time; maintain current certification at the advanced level through an annual recertification class
Knowledge Of: list:
- School board policies and procedures
- Computer systems and various software programs
- Evidence-based classroom and behavior management practices
Ability To: list:
- Plan, implement, and evaluate individualized programs for students
- Establish and maintain effective working relationship with staff, parents, and community members
- Skill in operating a computer and ability to learn and use various software programs
- Work effectively under varying levels of pressure
- Intervene in situations of imminent likelihood of serious harm using district approved Right Response techniques, including de-escalation strategies and restraint when needed
- Comply with school board policies and follow administrative procedures
- Organize and perform job responsibilities efficiently and independently without close supervision and able to pay strict attention to detail
- Communicate effectively through spoken and written word; read and follow written or verbal communications
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with staff and service providers
- Work collaboratively with District staff and promote teamwork with co-workers
- Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines
- Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality
- Relate effectively with parents, staff, students and community members in a multicultural and multiracial community
- Perform job responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY: list:
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District.
- Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting the Federal Way Public Schools’ commitment to “Each Scholar: A Voice. A Dream. A Bright Future.”
- Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: paragraph describing demands.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: paragraph describing environment.
WORK SCHEDULE: "This position has a school year schedule."
Level Of Compensation: "Federal Way Education Association (FWEA) Salary Schedule. This position includes the following benefits prorated based on FTE - Medical, dental vision, wellness leave, life insurance, retirement, professional development dollars."
We need Benefits section: we can include that.
Pay: not specific, so omit.
Now we need to decide headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also Physical Demands and Work Environment could be under Skills? But better to have separate sections if substantive. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Physical Demands and Work Environment into a "Working Conditions" section but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot create arbitrary headings like Physical Demands. We must map content to those headings. So we need to fit Physical Demands and Work Environment somewhere, maybe under Skills? Or under Qualifications? Or under About the role? The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning those are examples, not exclusive? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely we should use those headings only. So we need to map all content into those
or drop it. Classification history is minor metadata; we can drop it or put in a short p. Probably drop. REPORTING RELATIONSHIP and REPRESENTATION maybe also minor metadata; could fold into short p or drop. But we might keep as a short paragraph under About? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Reporting Relationship and Representation into a short paragraph under About the role or maybe under Qualifications? Better to have a short p after the main sections. But we must preserve ALL substantive information. Reporting Relationship: "Position reports to, and is evaluated by, a building administrator, department director, or designee." That's substantive. Representation: "Federal Way Education Association (FWEA) FWEA_CBA_22-24.final.pdf (fwps.org)" That's also substantive (union representation). We should keep them. We could create a section "About the role" that includes Position Summary plus Reporting Relationship and Representation maybe. But we must not repeat job title as heading. So we can have