Special Education Teacher - Elementary and Middle

The Special education teacher is directly under the supervision of the Director of Sargent Center School and Special Education. He/she supports students with disabilities within a small group setting, providing specialized instruction. The students are also supported within their enrichment classes such as martial arts, theater, PE, recess. The Special Education teacher works collaboratively with the therapists, teaching assistants, and job coaches, to modify work to the student’s appropriate level, and ensure student access to academics, peers, and functional skills. The Special Education teacher facilitates the RI Alternate Assessment for students as well as PSAT’s, SAT’s and or RICAS. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: •Rhode Island certification as a Special Educator at the level assigned •Three years of experience as a special education teacher at the level assigned preferred •Successful direct experience with children exhibiting social, emotional and behavioral challenges •Successful experience working with children with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities and autism •Successful experience and training in RI Alternate Assessments, and other state assessments •Successful experience working with a team including Teaching Assistants •Understanding of critical practices and systems of positive behavior support •Evidence of successful engagement with families •Knowledge of state and federal special education eligibility criteria •Knowledge of special education laws and regulations and willingness to implement the special education process •Knowledge of Individualized Education Programs •Strong interpersonal skills •The ability to work with educators, administrators, and parents to problem-solve challenging issues DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.Provide a learning environment that is safe, respectful and effective for meeting students’ learning and social/emotional/behavioral challenges; 2.Provide core academic instruction in compliance with Common Core/Essential Elements standards at multi grade levels and offer remediation as well as extension; 3.Design learning opportunities that have an academic, experiential and/or service based component; 4.Work collaboratively and supportively with families, faculty and administrators and outside treatment teams; 5.Write Individualized Education Programs; 6.Model and implement interventions in collaboration with other teachers; 7.Redesign environments to increase the likelihood of success; 8.Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences in social interaction patterns and styles; 9.Use multiple instructional techniques such as role playing, modeling, and direct feedback to address learning challenges; 10.Enhance students’ personal and social success by teaching social skills; 11.Support adults in the integration of interventions to improve outcomes and coach adults in the implementation of identified interventions; 12.Collect data for regulatory compliance reports; analyze data to inform instruction and support school and district decision making. 13.Maintain student records and protect their confidentiality; 14.Support decision making framework that guides the selection, integration and implementation of the best evidence based academic and behavioral practices for improving outcomes for all students; 15.Teach and encourage prosocial skills and behaviors; 16.Maintain certification around desocialization strategies and physical management 17.Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the Director of Sargent Center School and Special Education.