Special Education Teacher - Resource, Collaborative & Impactful

Wayzata Public Schools ISD 284; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

403b employer match

Job summary

Wayzata Public Schools is seeking a Special Education teacher for a Resource position at Wayzata High School. The role serves students with disabilities in a cross-categorical model and delivers an appropriate education program in the neighborhood school.

You will collaborate with school staff and families, maintain case management and due process files, and participate in ongoing professional development while keeping students' needs and rights first.

Qualifications

• Special Education Licensure required for Federal Setting 1-3.
• Multiple licensure preferred.
• Ability to design and implement specially designed instruction tailored to meet the unique needs of students requiring special education services.
• Experience and willingness to work on general education teams and provide collaborative special education services with general education teachers is required.
• Ability to collaborate with paraprofessionals and to effectively direct the work delegated to them.
• Interest in and ability to relate well to secondary students.
• Experience with evaluation and eligibility determination for special education services preferred.
• Medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, employee assistance program, and 403b (tax sheltered annuity) employer match program

Responsibilities

• Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and engaging, as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills.
• Collaborates and communicates regularly with school staff and students' families in making educational decisions; uses family and community resources to support learning.
• Regularly assesses student needs and learning, using multiple forms of assessment.
• Responsible for case management and maintaining appropriate due process files.
• Work effectively as a member of a high performing team.
• Participates in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development and pursues continuous improvement of one's professional practice.
• Always keeps the students' needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making
• Understands self-regulation and sensory processing.
• Uses visual strategies and implements sensory routines with regularity.
• Uses social thinking skills strategies.
• Writes Behavior Support Plans and creates daily behavior systems.
• Develops, adapts and implements curriculum and lesson plans; aligns curriculum with academic standards.

Skills

Special Education Licensure

Multiple Licensure

Design & Instruction

Collaborate with General Education

Paraprofessional Collaboration

Secondary Student Engagement

Evaluation & Eligibility Experience

Student Rights & Due Process

Job description

Wayzata Public Schools is seeking a Special Education teacher for a Resource position at Wayzata High School. The role serves students with disabilities in a cross-categorical model and delivers an appropriate education program in the neighborhood school.

You will collaborate with school staff and families, maintain case management and due process files, and participate in ongoing professional development while keeping students' needs and rights first.