Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) an A-rated district is the nations third largest school system with nearly 500 schools and a diverse enrollment of more than 335500 students from over 160 countries. Our ongoing tradition of groundbreaking achievement has earned top recognition at the national and international levels and makes M-DCPS your best choice.
BASIC OBJECTIVES
This is a professional position responsible for the instruction of exceptional students through the teaching of academic social skills in accordance with the students Individualized Educational Plan (IEP).
JOB TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students considering such factors as physical emotional and educational levels of development.2. Confers with parents administrators testing specialists social workers and others to develop individual plan for students.
3. Instructs students in academic subjects and social interaction skills.
4. Teaches socially acceptable behavior employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
5. Confers with staff members to plan programs designed to promote educational physical and social development of students.
6. When appropriate physically controls students who present a danger to self or others using School Board approved physical restraint procedures.
7. Prepares and administers tests to evaluate pupil progress records results issues reports to inform parents of progress and assigns final grades.
8. Assigns lessons assesses students progress (including homework assignments) and hears presentations.
9. Maintains attendance and grade records as required by school.
10. Participates in faculty and professional meetings IEP conferences and inservice classes.
11. Participates in development of a Functional Assessment of Behavior (FAB).
12. Performs related work as required or as assigned by the supervising administrator or his/her designee.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This is medium work which includes the following physical activities: bending stooping kneeling crouching twisting reaching sitting standing walking pushing pulling lifting finger dexterity grasping talking hearing and visual acuity. The work is performed primarily indoors.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
As specified in the State Statutes.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
To create your candidate profile you will need to gather the following:
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Transcript Desk
1450 NE 2nd Avenue Suite 150
Miami FL 33132
Starting Salary:$53053.00*
*(includes 6% Referendum Retirement Accruing Supplement of $3003)
New hires may be eligible to receive credit for verified years of experience which can enhance their starting salary.
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Required Experience:
IC
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the fourth largest public school district in the nation, comprised of 392 schools, 345,000 students, and over 40,000 employees. It consists of elementary, middle and senior high schools; vocational/adult and community education centers; sat ... View more