Special Education Teacher (Upper School)

Position Responsibilities

• Believe in, support, and model the mission and values of Morris Jeff Community School
• Work closely with the principal and special education coordinator to develop and implement strategies for all students to be successful
• Design lessons and materials with the general education team that lead to standards mastery and are aligned to grade-level expectations/learning connectors and end-of-year assessments
• Implement effective classroom routines and manage students effectively without disruptions (redirect inappropriate behavior)
• Communicate and collaborate with families and colleagues
• Provide feedback to students by asking pertinent, scaffolded follow-up questions that affirm correctly understood content, clarify misunderstood content, or extend students' thinking
• Inspire and invest students in achieving their goals
• Solicit and constructively respond to feedback and engage in problem-solving with others
• Reflect on teaching practice regularly
• Provide IEP minutes
• Ensure compliant IEP documentation for all students on caseload by facilitating IEP development, FBA/BIP development and implementation, transition planning, and maintaining other supporting documentation related to service delivery (logs, progress reports, Extended School Year, etc.)
• Be actively on duty when in any area of the building and campus, monitoring students for their safety and well-being
• Fulfill all other assigned school duties and requirements professionally and on time

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2 or more years of lead teaching (as the teacher of record), strongly preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations
• A strong background in and command of the content area
• Louisiana Teacher Certification Special Education completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants) in the specific disability/grade levels served, as necessary

Desired Qualities & Characteristics

• Believe in every student's ability to achieve
• Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations
• Take personal responsibility
• Highly detail-oriented
• Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Model the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile attributes