6-8 Grade Special Learning Center (SLC) Teacher

Redwood City School District; Farm Hills (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood City School District seeks a Special Learning Center Teacher to provide an educational program for learning handicapped pupils who are seriously academically deficient and who require substantial special education time.

You will deliver targeted reading, math, or language instruction, work with IEPT for placements, collaborate with staff for mainstreaming, counsel families, and maintain appropriate learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Teaches reading, math, or language to learning handicapped pupils with targeted small‑group and individual instruction.
• Updates educational assessment information annually to the IEPT and participates in district placement meetings.
• Collaborates with school staff to provide beneficial mainstreaming opportunities for SDC students.
• Provides counseling to staff and parents on remedial processes; communicates progress regularly.
• Creates a physical and psychological learning environment to support behavior, social skills, and self‑image.
• Reports enrollment and ADA and other required statistics to the Director of Special Education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Position: Special Learning Center Teacher

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Brief Description of Position

Provides an educational program for learning handicapped pupils who are seriously academically deficient in relation to their ability in one or all of the following subjects: reading, mathematics, language; and who have a behavioral, neurological, and/or emotional problem of such severity that satisfactory progress cannot be expected in the regular classroom with Resource Specialist assistance. Students assigned to SLC designation must require one-half or more of their school day in special education.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Teaches one or all of the following subjects: reading, mathematics, or language to learning handicapped pupils who are seriously academically deficient; provides frequent, intensive, and individually planned small group and/or individual instruction in areas of need as indicated by IEPT process.

• Provides updated educational assessment information at least annually to the IEPT and participates in any district placement meetings for his/her student.

• Works with assigned school staff in providing appropriate/beneficial mainstreaming opportunities for his/her SDC students.

• Provides counseling to staff members regarding the remedial processes and difficulties involved in instructing these pupils.Confers frequently with parents and professional staff members on progress of each pupil.

• Provides appropriate physical and psychological learning environment to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, social skills and self-image.

• Reports enrollment, A.D.A., and other required statistical information to the Director of Special Education

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised or Received

Under the immediate direction of the site administrator with staff assistance from the Director of Special Education and Program Specialist.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.