FLSA: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Building Principal and the Director of Special Education

Terms of Employment: 184 day work year. Benefits and salary in accordance with the LEA Unit A collective bargaining agreement. To cover a leave of absence for the 2024-2025 school year.

August 26, 2024 start date. Unit A 24-25 Salary Range

Job Goal: The ILP 1 teacher coordinates and provides students with autism spectrum disorders and related disabilities instruction in academic and social language skills as well as leisure, vocational, and life skills as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide individualized small group academic support instruction in an intensive learning environment.

Co-teach Chemistry with a Certified Chemistry teacher.

Teach critical skills across settings to assist students to generalize academic, social, and communication/language skills in an inclusive environment.

Employ Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) methodologies, as needed, to support skills across a student’s day. 

Coordinate and facilitate communication with general educators.

Direct classroom support staff while communicating with administrators as needed.

Meet weekly with support staff to review student data and programs, curriculum, and student behavioral issues. 

Participate in district-provided safety and de-escalation training. Utilize skills and strategies as needed and in accordance with behavior management plans.

Oversee implementation of the IEP for students on caseload.

Use data to contribute to the development of the IEP for students on caseload and conduct necessary and assigned assessments to provide data for IEP development.

Performs other related duties as required, directed, or as the situation dictates.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in special education preferred.
• DESE certification in moderate or severe special needs required. 
• Good organizational and communication skills, experience in delivering small group instruction, and ABA training needed.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with children diagnosed with ASD as well as leadership experience/skills and experience working in an intensive instructional classroom serving students with ASD preferred.

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. Must be willing and able to physically manage students if needed. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community

Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.