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This position is for the 2024-25 School Year
GROUP: Certificated
SALARY: Certificated Salary Schedule
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
WORKDAYS PER FISCAL YEAR: 180
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SUMMARY: The Special Education Teacher position provides special education services to students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment, which may be inclusion within the regular classroom or pull-out in the resource room.
ABOUT CHIEF LESCHI SCHOOLS: Formerly known as the Puyallup Tribal School, Chief Leschi Schools was founded in 1976 to address the high dropout rate of the youth of the Puyallup tribe. It is the largest of seven tribal schools in the state of Washington and one of approximately 200 tribal schools in the United States. It is also one of the largest tribal schools to be funded by the Bureau of Indian Education.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with Special Education Endorsement
Successful teaching and/or student-teaching experiences in Special Education classes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Two year teaching experience working as a full time employee in Special Education
with an emphasis in behavioral interventions and social emotional learning
Experience in teaching diverse student populations – especially Native American Special Education students
Successful experience working with special education and general education students in alternative and inclusive settings, e.g., service learning and experiential education
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
Successful criminal background clearance
Successful and/or clear drug screening
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Best practices in teaching and learning
School board policies and procedures
ABILITY TO:
Take initiative and work independently
Demonstrate commitment to the teaching profession and its code of ethics
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Manage a classroom effectively for optimum learning
Synthesize information and present it clearly and in an organized manner
Work with and relate to Native American children and serve as a positive role model
Establish and maintain effective working relationships in a diverse, multicultural environment, to include school staff and administrators, parents and community members
Demonstrate and maintain confidentiality
Integrate cultural competencies in teaching Native American students
Comply with school board policies and follow administrative procedures
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Building Administrator or designee
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand for long periods of time. The employee must frequently reach with hands and arms and is regularly required to talk or hear; stand and/or walk; bend, stoop, twist, squat, and kneel; and use hands to finger, handle, feel and perform fine motor manipulations. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Anything over the weight limits should be done as a two-person lift or with a mechanical lift.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors, occasionally working near visual displays. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Full Time
$40k-63k (estimate)
11/23/2023
12/31/2049
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