Elementary - SPED (S/P) Life Skills

Position starting: August 11, 2022
FTE: 1.0 (Elementary school to be determnined)

Hiring Manager: Kelli Eisenhart
email: keisenhart@alpinedistrict.org 
phone: 801-610-8108

Certification:

• SPED license is required
• Severe Disabilities (S/P) endorsement is recommended 

• Develop and implement IEP goals and objectives designed to meet the individual needs of the students in the classroom.
• Develop curricula modifications, alternative teaching strategies, and environmental modifications to support students with a variety of special education needs such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairments, emotional disturbance and/or communication disorder.
• Demonstrate a clear and deep understanding of disability categories and in determining student needs. Ability to apply that understanding in short-term and long-term planning for student learning.
• Ability to organize the testing process for special education eligibility.
• Apply knowledge of special ed procedural requirements; data collection, IEP technical compliance, student progress monitoring, and individual program development.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with building-level staff and outside agencies. Ability to coordinate multiple paraprofessionals to meet the educational, personal care, and social needs of the students.
• Specific knowledge and ability to implement specific teaching and supporting strategies such as structured learning, and behavior management.
• Specific knowledge and skills in working with students who have functional communication with cognitive challenges.
• Maintains and records data and reports as required by program administrator, district, state, and federal agencies.
• Coordinate services for all students on caseload, including planning, organizing, and conducting a wide variety of meetings with all relevant team members.
• Establish and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning by providing access to a variety of learning materials and teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of students, and organizing and effectively structuring learning experiences in the classroom and community settings.