Special Education Teacher

Universal Creighton Charter School; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Creighton Charter School is seeking a dedicated educator to provide direct and indirect instructional support in an inclusive environment. You will work with students to strengthen sensory, perceptual-motor, language, and cognitive development using varied techniques such as phonetics and multisensory instruction.

Collaboration with parents, administrators, testing specialists, and other professionals to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience providing direct and indirect instructional support within a positive classroom environment.
• Use special educational strategies to develop sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition and memory.
• Instruct students with varied needs using phonetics, multisensory learning and repetition.
• Collaborate with parents, administrators, testing specialists and other professionals to develop IEPs.
• Maintain accurate student records and prepare required reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect instructional support to students.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction and work time.
• Establish and enforce behavior rules to maintain a conducive learning environment.
• Meet with parents to discuss progress and determine priorities.
• Confer with professionals to develop IEPs.
• Maintain student records and prepare required reports.

Skills

IEP development

Multisensory instruction

Phonetics instruction

Behavior support

Data collection

Job description

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, social workers, 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 related work as required.