GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
Responsible for planning instruction and/or adaptation of the education program to enable students to benefit from educational experiences.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
- Experience working with students with moderate cognitive impairments and/or other developmental disabilities (preferred)
- Plan and direct the learning activities for small groups of students according to their academic and behavioral needs.
- Evaluate student performance using formal and informal assessment activities.
- Diagnose specific student needs plan and carry out individualized programs for each student.
- Shape appropriate academic and social behaviors to provide positive adult role models and to evaluate student performances.
- Develop and implement behavioral classroom structures and behavioral programs for students including positive behavioral support plans.
- Plan and carryout classroom activities community based instruction and other related educational experiences.
- Consult and coordinate instruction behavioral management and other appropriate student services with other personnel who serve students with disabilities.
- Collaborate with general education staff to provide opportunities for inclusion with peers.
- Prepare and maintain lesson plans and documentation of student performance.
- Complete evaluation assessment and screening of students.
- Plan appropriately to meet individual students and program needs.
- Establish and maintain appropriate records reports and procedures including but not limited to lesson plans behavioral data and student progress on IEP goals/objects.
- Participate/coordinate IEPT and other meetings as requested/required.
- Provide direction and information to the teacher assistant(s).
- Build trust and confidence with colleagues students and parents/guardians.
- Use various software packages for communication and documentation purposes.
- Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to physically attend to and coordinate student needs including personal care diapering and/or toileting transfers to and from wheelchair tube feeding medication administration (oral rectal and through gastric tube) augmentative communication assistive technology devices and wheelchair mobility (if required).
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Adhere to Board Policies.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- CPR CPI and/or Ukreru training is preferred (or ability to be trained).
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Must meet Michigan Department of Education requirements for full/temporary approval as a Teacher of students with Cognitive Impairments or teacher of Cognitively Impaired students.
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS:
Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with SA (Cognitive Impairment) Endorsement on certificate