What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rainbow Center Full Time Substitute Teacher position at Center for Developmentally Disabled?
Center for Developmentally Disabled (CDD) / Rainbow Center is a private, not-for-profit corporation founded in 1972. CDD provides residential care services, day habilitation to adults with developmental disabilities and private separate school for children ages 3-21 with communicative and developmental disabilities, in the greater Kansas City, MO area.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objective
To work in partnership with the school staff, the school districts, parents/guardians, and case managers, to
teach students and help them to meet learning and/or behavioral goals as outlined in the curriculum, the
school’s plan and/or specialized plans, such as the Individual Educational Program (IEP).
Summary/Objective
To work in partnership with the school staff, the school districts, parents/guardians, and case managers, to
teach students and help them to meet learning and/or behavioral goals as outlined in the curriculum, the
school’s plan and/or specialized plans, such as the Individual Educational Program (IEP).
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
emotional functioning.
success and accountability of teaching methods, teaching techniques and skills.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
- Develop programming and teaching curriculum for age-appropriate programs for children with special
- Develop goals and objectives for recreational and gross motor interventions such as sports, games,
emotional functioning.
- Provide data for evaluations and documentation reports as required for review and update progress
- Provide creative non-fail, self-esteem building activities through all modalities, with emphasis in prereadiness,
- Develop lesson plans for efficient and effective teaching techniques, and substitute plans as needed.
- Communicate with parents in a positive manner both on the phone as needed and during IEP meetings.
- Develop and implement daily class schedule cooperatively with other staff members.
- Collect data on daily and periodic basis for probe data to determine success and benchmark outcomes,
success and accountability of teaching methods, teaching techniques and skills.
- Maintain room cleanliness, orderliness and storage of materials and equipment, keep classroom bulletin
- Provide leadership and direction for paraprofessional staff within your classroom and other classrooms
Contribute to annual staff evaluations as requested for paraprofessional staff under your
supervision. Also, participate with administrator in annual personal evaluation.
supervision. Also, participate with administrator in annual personal evaluation.
- Adhere to policies and procedures outlined in the staff handbook, policies & procedures manual
- Maintain required licensures and certifications.
- Attend required training classes, staffing, in-services and meetings as requested.
- Assist in the completion of MAP-A, MAP and other state testing training as required.
- Participate in fundraising activities and public relations opportunities on behalf of the organization
- Meet all deadlines set by the Director of Special Education and/or other supervisors.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Attention to detail.
- Computer skills
- Well organized
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Confidentiality
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
- Perform a broad range of simultaneous duties.
- Flexibility
- Person Centered focused.
- Sufficient experience in individualized program development
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and type in English.
Supervisory Responsibility
Does not supervise others. Oversees the staff and students in the classroom.
Does not supervise others. Oversees the staff and students in the classroom.
Work Environment
This job operates in a school setting with exposure to high levels of noise, human elements such as (blood,
urine, etc.); frequent interruptions and fast-paced working conditions. In this role standard office equipment
such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines are routinely used.
This job operates in a school setting with exposure to high levels of noise, human elements such as (blood,
urine, etc.); frequent interruptions and fast-paced working conditions. In this role standard office equipment
such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines are routinely used.
Physical Demands
The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, climb or bend, getting up & down from the floor
repeatedly. The employee must constantly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 20
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, climb or bend, getting up & down from the floor
repeatedly. The employee must constantly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 20
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with core hours of work 8:00AM-3:30PM
This is a full-time position with core hours of work 8:00AM-3:30PM
Travel
None
None