Quest is Hiring a Quest Kids Academy Teacher Near Orlando, FL
About Quest Quest, Inc. empowers Central Floridians with developmental disabilities by offering opportunities to live, learn, work and play. Who are you? A compassionate individual that is able to design and implement teaching programs for children at Quest Kids Academy for struggle with both intellectual and developmental conditions. Why are we different? Quest Kids Academy provides a customized education for children and teens with autism and other intellectual conditions using the principles and procedures of ABA therapy. Essential Functions:
Create daily lesson plans and supplemental learning activities for students based on national, local and school standards
Deliver high quality, engaging instruction in the form of direct teaching, demonstrations, and independent practice
Differentiate lessons to give all students access to the curriculum regardless of ability, instructional level, or level of interest in the subject
Establish an effective classroom management system (routines, transitions, expectations, individual and/or group contingencies
Evaluate student performance on skills established by the standards through direct observation and daily data collection, as well as, curriculum-based assessments
Be active participant in the development of IEP goals and programs for assigned students utilizing data from assessments, progress reporting and other methods to set individualized goals in assigned subject area(s)
Implement curriculum content, including individual and group modification, independently. Coordinate additional curriculum resource needs with Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Identify acquisition deficits/barriers and develop strategies to remedy.
Monitor acquisition and deceleration programs, and the attendant data.
Follow student behavioral protocols and programs in conjunction with BCBA. Implement emergency procedures for problem behavior as needed.
Make changes in acquisition and deceleration programs that are timely and linked to an assessment.
Manage children who are assigned and ensure their safety.
Communicate regularly with parents about student progress- successes, potential behavior- through progress notes, Class Dojo, email and parent-teacher conferences.
Assist in supervision, training, and monitoring of assistants, RBTs and interns.
Assist with initial assessments of prospective students.
Attend all weekly staff meetings.
Attend IEP meetings and provide input as necessary.
Complete all reports that are required.
Ensure cleanliness and orderliness of classrooms.
Ensure compliance with any and all regulations pertaining to behavioral programming and to Quest’s personnel policies.
Perform all other duties as required.
Education/Experience required:
B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution or related field teaching
Previous experience teaching all subject matters
2 years of teaching experience with individuals with developmental disabilities
Florida State certification in teaching in appropriate subject area or BCBA/BCaBA/RBT certification in field of ABA may substitute for education requirement.