Whittier Elementary - Special Education Teacher (Resource) - 1.0 FTE

About the role

This position is assigned to the Resource service pathway. To learn more about our special education service pathways, please follow this link to the SPS Special Education Department website: Placement and Primary Service Types.

Responsibilities

• Fosters an educational environment conducive to the learning and maturation process of assigned special education students;
• Plans an instructional program designed to meet individual student needs;
• Prepares individual student lesson plans;
• Adapts and modifies programs and plans as necessary;
• Uses necessary and appropriate instructional methods and materials;
• Attends in-service training and continues to improve professional growth;
• Establishes and implements, in a positive and supportive manner, classroom policies and procedures governing student behavior and conduct;
• Provides guidance, counseling, and discipline to encourage students to meet standards of achievement and conduct;
• Makes referrals for assistance where appropriate;
• Confers with students, parents or guardians, specialists and other staff;
• Evaluates and records student progress;
• Directs the activities of assigned non-certificated personnel;
• Monitors conditions and behaviors;
• Collects and interprets a variety of data;
• Develops, implements and evaluates individual education plans (IEP's);
• Provides reports for administrative purposes;
• Amends documents where appropriate.

Requirements

• Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with Special Education Endorsement;
• Some positions may require valid first aid and CPR certification;
• Some positions may require a valid Washington State driver's license or a class II driver's license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree;
• Academic preparation for or experience in teaching a culturally, racially and economically diverse student population in an urban school system, and teaching reading and adapting instructional techniques and practices for special education students.

Skills and Abilities

• Effective behavior management techniques;
• Effective instructional techniques;
• Rules and procedures for student safety;
• Rules and regulations governing special education;
• Designing and implementing lesson plans for students having a wide range of achievement;
• Adapting curricula and programs to meet the intellectual, social, physical and emotional needs of a population of special education students.

Benefits

Seattle Public Schools benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority (HCA) under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click HERE for an overview of available benefit options. Eligibility for benefits is determined by the number of hours employees are anticipated to work during the school year (September 1 through August 31).

Pay

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Schedule

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