Teacher for Autism Program (RISE) -- 2025-2026 SY

Position Overview

A full-time Autism support teaching position for students. The Autism Support teacher is responsible for designing and implementing the instructional programs for students with Autism in an education setting.

Salary Range

The salary range for this role can be found in the provided link: Salary Scales

Training

Appoquinimink School District may require you to be trained in Safety-Care or a similar competency-based crisis prevention intervention training program as a condition of your continued employment.

Compliance

• Licenses / Certifications / Permits: Failure to meet or maintain any of the licensing or certification requirements listed further below in this job posting may result in the withdrawal of the job offer before employment or termination of employment if already hired. The district reserves the right to assess compliance at any time. If deficiencies are identified, employees may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Additionally, any misrepresentation or failure to disclose relevant information during the hiring process may be considered grounds for immediate rescission of the offer or termination.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide case management responsibilities for assigned students.
• Design and provide differentiated instruction based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and other Evidence-based practices for assigned students.
• Support and facilitate inclusion in a middle school environment.
• Collaborate with IEP team members and other members of the school community.
• Meet and collaborate with student families.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate records as required by District guidelines and State law.
• Collect and interpret data on student learning and progress.
• Administer appropriate assessment measures based on student needs and applicable state law.
• Demonstrate and implement Positive Behavior Support practices.
• Attend professional development trainings.
• Display content/pedagogy knowledge in designing instruction that matches state and district curriculum.
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and an atmosphere that promotes student learning.
• Facilitate communication for all students using verbal or augmentative communication means with support from Speech/language Pathologist.
• Collaborate with IEP team members to ensure students are receiving the supports they need to make meaningful progress.

Minimum Qualifications

• State of Delaware certification as a Teacher of Students with Autism or Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities preferred.
• Must be eligible for State of Delaware Certification as Special Education Teacher.
• Classroom experience teaching students with Autism.
• Master's Degree.
• Excellent collaboration skills.
• Working knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Knowledge of Delaware State Content Standards, Assessment & Accountability.
• Knowledge of best practices in special education.
• Thorough knowledge of IDEA and IEP implementation.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and computer skills.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• Erecting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment. Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom.

Pre-employment Requirements

• All persons employed by the Appoquinimink School District are required to submit a criminal background check and a tuberculosis test.
• Anyone offered employment is required to provide the following: proper identification (Social Security Card and Driver's License), documentation of eligibility for employment in the U.S.A., completion of I-9 form, and completion of paperwork for the Delaware Child Protection Registry.
• Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Appoquinimink School District is required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.
• Qualified employees must have the requisite skills, experience, education, and licenses for the job, and must also be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

ADA Accommodations Disclosure

The Appoquinimink School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.

Non-Discrimination Disclosure

The Appoquinimink School District is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its educational programs, services, and activities for all students and employees. The Appoquinimink School District does not discriminate or retaliate in the hiring, training, assignment, promotion/transfer of employees on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, domicile, marital status, handicap, or any other characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Evaluation

Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth in the negotiated contract between the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education and the corresponding workgroup union/association, if applicable.

Application Process

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