SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER - GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL - GEORGETOWN TX

JOB TITLE:           SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER 
REPORTS TO:      PRINCIPAL
SUPERVISES:       NA
FLSA STATUS:      EXEMPT POSITION
SALARY RANGE:  $54,500- $62,222 Annually 
DAYS WORK:          187
COMPETENCIES:  HIGHLY QUALIFIED WITH VALID TEXAS TEACHING CERTIFICATE IN GRADE AND SUBJECT BEING TAUGHT ALONG WITH EC-12 SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
LOCATION:             GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, GEORGETOWN TEXAS
 ***SIGN ON BONUS $2000 STIPEND PRORATED***

POSITION SUMMARY:
Provide special education students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.
 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with other members of staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods from recommendations made by the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee.
• Work closely with related service personnel and classroom teachers to ensure that services and modifications for students with disabilities are implemented.
• Develop and implement behavioral intervention plans in accordance with assessment and ARD committee recommendations.
• Participate in ARD committee meetings.
• Use a variety of instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.
• Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits.
• Prepares and provides instruction based as outlined in the student’s IEP.
• Collaborate with students, parents, and other staff members to develop IEPs through the ARD committee process for each student assigned.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social and emotional development of students.
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Plan and implement appropriate behavior support and social skills techniques, systems, instruction and activities.
• Collect and analyze academic and behavior data to guide student supports.
• Report and communicate student progress to parents.
• Resolve parent/student issues and concerns in a timely manner.
• Be a positive role model for students.
• Manage student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and handbook.
• Assist in monitoring students and creating a safe campus environment by reporting to duty assignments as assigned by principal.
• Attend campus events and extracurricular activities, as assigned.
• Assist in selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials.
• Participates in all continuing professional development.
• Compile, maintain, and submit reports, records and other documents, as required.

• Analyze critical needs in assigned areas and work collaboratively to implement and improve programs.
• Protects confidentiality of students and their families.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Support the mission and vision of the campus and district.
• Adheres to policies and procedures of the campus and district.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, including special education.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Principles, theories, methods, techniques, and strategies pertaining to teaching and instructing special education students in the subject and grade level assigned.
• Strong knowledge of child growth, development and behavior characteristics of special needs students; educational curriculum and instructional goals and objectives, and the educational trends and research findings pertaining to special needs educational programming; behavior management and behavior shaping strategies, techniques and methods, and conflict resolution procedures; socio-economic.

• Design, develop, and implement special education supports and subject area curriculum that is based on best practices.
• Develop IEPs based on the student needs.
• Provide an attractive, inviting and stimulating learning environment and develop positive relationships with students.

• Successful completion of student teaching at a recognized college or university or other applicable field/volunteer work.

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university
• Valid Texas Teacher Certificate 
• Certifications: Generalist/Core Subjects 4-8 or Core Subjects 7-1, Special Education  EC-12 plus ESL

• Duties involve walking, sitting, standing, in-door, and out-of-door activities and some lifting. 
• Must have and maintain a level of general physical/emotional health which permits effective performance of duties.  
• Regularly lifts and carries 1 - 25 pounds. 
• Required high level of mental alertness and requires ability to tolerate high levels of stress.

BENEFITS: Should you enroll in medical plan, Orenda Education makes a $425 monthly contribution towards employees' premiums.

• Participation in the Texas Teachers Retirement System
• Telehealth
• Basic Life, Term Life, Permanent Life and Accident Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 403b and 457b Investment Plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account Options
• Critical Illness, Cancer Insurance
• Legal Services