Special Education Teacher- Linwood School

About the role

Become a part of a multidisciplinary team that provides wrap-around services to students on the autism spectrum and those with multiple disabilities. Students are taught utilizing a variety of strategies fostering multi-modal communication, discrete trial instruction, sensory integration, and community-based instruction.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning opportunities, including a schedule and materials that match MSDE guidelines and curriculum components as outlined.
• Provides classroom instruction, differentiating to meet the needs of the students in the class.
• Serves as case manager for the students in the class. Plans, develops, and implements individualized educational programs based on formal and informal assessments in accordance with the approved curriculum, MSDE guidelines, and individual county requirements.
• Prepares appropriate documentation and reports on individualized education plans and student progress on time.
• Implements behavior plans with fidelity and manages student behavior to enable students to access instruction.
• Collaborates and consults with professional staff to develop and implement each child's individualized educational program.
• Collaborates with the transition specialist and life skills educator to develop and implement community and vocational opportunities as delineated in each student’s programming.
• Actively participates in classroom and school-based meetings and professional development.
• Manages and supports classroom staff, including instructional assistants, teacher assistants, and other school providers, to be effective team members in the classroom environment.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with parents promptly and consistently to foster a positive learning environment.
• Attends and participates in mandated training, staff meetings, and other activities to facilitate professional development.
• Maintains current valid CPR/First Aid and Professional Crisis Management (PCM) certification at the Practitioner level (or higher).
• Adheres to Linwood School policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Must at least have a bachelor’s degree.
• Hold a valid MSDE teaching license in Special Education. Previous teaching experience is preferred but not required.
• Must have a valid driver’s MD license and an acceptable driving record as determined by criteria established by the Agency’s insurance carrier and by Agency policy.

Qualifications

• Possess a skill set that can interface professionally with Linwood staff, parents, school system personnel, and other professionals.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Skills

• Ability to work under regular, moderate levels of stress.
• Ability to lift and move up to 10 lbs. regularly and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Company-paid life insurance & AD&D
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability
• 401K Retirement plan with company contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Annual Leave
• Paid Sick and Safe Leave
• Three Personal Days
• Fourteen Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Credit Union Membership, if desired

Pay

Salary Range starting at: $60,000 annually

Schedule

N/A