Special Education Teacher jobs at St. Coletta of Greater Washington in Washington, DC, United States : TeacherJobFairs.org

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St. Coletta of Greater Washington

1901 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC, United States

Phone: 202-350-8680
Web Site: stcoletta.org

Company Profile

Special Education Teacher

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Job ID:

20519

Location:

Washington, DC, United States

Category:

Education

Salary:

$57,000-$76,000 per year

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Job Views:

1208

Zip Code:

20003

Employment Type:

Full time

Posted:

04.03.2023

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Occupations:

Education: Classroom Teaching level3, Early Childhood Care & Development, Elementary School, Junior-High School, Special Education

Job Description:

Under general supervision of the Assistant Principal, the incumbent is responsible for teaching and supervising a class of special needs students utilizing various techniques to promote learning. Duties include planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating class activities, developing Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and working with assigned staff, therapists and students to achieve the IEP goals and objectives. The incumbent is responsible for supervising assigned students and classroom staff insuring that students and staff are compliant with all school policies and procedures. This position requires close supervision of students which includes the ability to keep up with running children and or to lift or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task. An important aspect of the job is gaining knowledge of and implementing the assigned student’s Individual Education Plan goals and objectives as well as ensuring accurate data collection and documentation.

Job Requirements:

Supervise and evaluate classroom staff, providing training, instruction and support.
Assume primary responsibility for every student in the class and their total programming needs.
Supervise students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and community-based instruction; the ability to keep up with running children and or to lift or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task.
Accept responsibility for all policies and procedures.
Develop and implement an IEP for each child, assessing both formally and informally, areas of strength and areas of need.
Develop functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, or other reports (ESY, justification for one-to-one, etc.) as needed.
Deliver appropriate instruction.
Provide written plans and activities for classroom staff.
Prepare quarterly progress reports.
Collect data using a variety of methods including charts, videos, photographs, language samples, observation, task analysis, student portfolios, theme and project-based performance.
Utilize all in-house resources to complement the classroom.
Make appropriate referrals for additional services or evaluations as needed.
Write incident reports as needed and review for accuracy incident reports written by support staff.
Ensure that support staff complete necessary incident reports.
Lead weekly team meetings to develop theme-based plans and activities, individualizing for each student as appropriate to their needs. Complete weekly team meeting notes that reflect therapists’ participation and assignments for assistants.
Coordinate with other teachers and staff during team meetings.
Provide and have available daily written plans (lesson plan books).
Take primary responsibility for medications when the nurse is absent or while on Community Based outings.
Actively participates in the school swimming program, which includes wearing appropriate swimwear and assisting students while in the water.
Attend all weekly staff meetings, read staff meeting notes and accept responsibility for information presented.
Attend and participate in all staff development meetings.
Lead and schedule student staffing with Special Education Coordinator or Assistant Principal and other staff as needed.
Attend up to four meetings per year outside the school day to include “Back To School Night” and the mid-year parent conference.
Establish and maintain professional, caring, cooperative relationships with parents, guardians, outside specialists and agencies.

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