Teacher (Special Education) - Macon YDC- Macon GA (NSF)

Job Summary

Under the direction of the school leader, the special education teacher plans and provides for appropriate learning for students with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. The person in this position is responsible for creating a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities, such that the students benefit from the general education curriculum to the greatest extent possible when supported with supplemental aides, accommodations, and other needed supports.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students in a positive environment.

• Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.

• Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students’ varying needs and interests.

• Teach socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) by employing techniques in an overall positive behavioral support system.

• Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.

• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.

• Meet with parents to discuss their children’s progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized educational needs.

• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, professional counselors, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social/emotional development.

• Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

• Develop plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings.

• Provide crisis intervention, as needed, for students and those in inclusive classrooms.

• Assist in collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions.

• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team as appropriate.

• Assist in preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports.

• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.

• Perform other related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an approved program for special education – general curriculum or have completed a major in special education

• Must hold or be eligible for Georgia Clear renewable certificate.

   

   

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or higher degree in an approved program for special education

• Highly qualified in mathematics

• Must have the use of sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with students, other faculty, staff, and parents as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle, or feel objects and controls. The position also entails significant walking, bending, standing, stooping, and possible physical interventions to maintain a safe learning environment.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary & benefits, GA Department of Juvenile Justice is part of a statewide initiative called Total Rewards that seeks to attract and retain employees by supplementing their base pay and benefits with programs designed to improve the quality of their work environment and lead to greater job satisfaction and work/life balance. Eligible employees are offered generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. We are a qualified employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

For more information, visit https://djj.georgia.gov/Online-Applications/employee-benefits

THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION.

THE SELECTED APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENCE CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, WHERE APPLICABLE

PLEASE INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT JOB INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION.

ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESCREENED.

DJJ IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER