K-8th Grade Special Education Teacher at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School – Malden, Massachusetts

Job Description:

The special education teacher is responsible for a caseload of students on IEPs and 504s; providing students with services outlined in their plans and ensuring the proper implementation of IEPs and 504s

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct and indirect instructional support as stated in an IEP or 504, to students in a positive environment.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons and communicate those objectives to students.
• 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.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students, based on the school wide behavior plan.
• Maintain accurate and complete student service logs/lesson plans and collection of data, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Attend IEP Meetings for students on your caseload
• Complete quarterly progress reports for students for students you service.
• Act as "point person" for students who you service/on your caseload.
• 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, on an ongoing basis.
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with general education teachers, by attending weekly team meetings.
• Assist in preparation and administration of standardized testing.
• Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.
• Perform related work as required, i.e: shredding, afternoon duty.

Requirements:

• Special Education Background/Knowledge
• SEI Endorsement