Position for Special Educator -
Opening for a full-time, special education teacher for Kindergarten in the JFK Elementary School
QUALIFICATIONS –Must hold Vermont License as Special Education Teacher at the Kindergarten level. Additional content area endorsements are a plus especially in the area of math. Experience working with students who are multilingual (ML) would be a plus.
Summary of Position Responsibilities -
Seeking a Special Educator to teach students with emotional disabilities in the JFK classroom. This program provides emotional, behavioral, and academic support to students in Kindergarten. Training in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or other therapeutic responses are a plus.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide academic instruction to students in reading, writing and mathematics.
- Provide instruction to students in the areas of emotional regulation & social skills.
- Ability to develop, implement and train staff with behavior & crisis plans and programs for specific students.
- Ability to collaborate with teachers and staff with plan development and implementation.
- Model effective behavior management strategies to students and staff.
- Keep detailed data on student progress.
- Regular ongoing collaboration with clinical team, classroom teachers and outside providers.
- Development of strong transition plans.
- Completing IEPs according to state and federal guidelines.
- Support the District Evaluator by attending eligibility meetings for special education eligibility in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations, policies, procedures, and laws.
- Participating in effective periodic meetings for assigned students.
- Soliciting and/or receiving regular feedback, such as progress reports, incident reports, outside assessments, and data Effectively integrates information and makes recommendations for the IEP team.
- Completing IEP progress reports & report cards.
- Ensuring students are educated in the Least Restrictive Environment and developing programming that meets individual student needs.
- Maintaining accurate, timely records, logs, evaluations, plans, data collection and other documentation.
- Supervision & training of classroom assistants.
This candidate must be a team player who enjoys working with high school students, and has excellent classroom management skills.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $256.68 - $513.36 per day
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
Grade school specialties:
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- Kindergarten
Physical setting:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Classroom management: 2 years (Required)
- Special education: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person