Part Time With Potential For Full Time.
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education
- Must be certified in special education, in the state of Michigan
PREFERRED:
- Previous teaching experience in a comparable district with students with special needs.
- Commitment to engage in professional growth and learning.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- The ability to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change;
- Collaborate with other special education teachers.
- The strong desire and ability to build meaningful, caring relationships with students in order to exert academic press and influence;
- The skill and willingness to leverage the student support network to ensure that students’ social, emotional, behavioral, academic needs are addressed;
- The ability to collaboratively create and execute clear, logical instructional and positive behavioral support plans that produce strong results in student achievement;
- The capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students’ specific academic needs;
- Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
- Develop schemes of work, lesson plans and tests that are in accordance with the district provided curriculum. Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment.
- Use relevant technology to support and differentiate instruction.
- Provide appropriate feedback on work.
- Update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies and school regulations.
- Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs.
- Observe and evaluate student's performance and development.
- Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments.