Special Education Teacher SOAR

Terms of Employment: 10.5-month

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Scale: EACC U15

AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree and meets licensure requirements as established by the Maryland Department of Education.

• Other experience as established by Maryland Law and Board of Education policy.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with students with autism spectrum disorder is strongly preferred.

• Knowledge and training of specific evidence-based practices for teaching students with autism.

• Experience teaching multiple levels of academic social functional and behavioral skills.

• Knowledge of special education laws regulations and legal issues.

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills when working with diverse groups (parents other professionals students teachers administrators community agency representatives).

• Knowledge of and ability to administer and interpret formal and informal educational assessment of instruments/results.

• Exhibits strong data analysis and response to intervention skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Plan and deliver specially designed instruction in the areas of academic functional communication and social skills.

• Create a structured welcoming and safe learning environment designed to limit student distraction and enhance generalization of skills.

• Generate and implement instructional materials visual/environmental supports and data collection systems.

• Employ data-driven decisions to revise instructional programming and interventions.

• Utilize a variety of evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices specific to students with autism.

• Implement and collect data to support student progress and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).

• Attend and implement annual crisis prevention and response training.

• Communicate effectively with students parents staff and community members.

• Follow required procedures to include Special Education legal procedures and guidelines as outlined in IDEA and COMAR.

• Follow required policies procedures and practices as outlined by Charles County Board of Education and the Charles County Department of Instruction and Special Education.

• Other duties as prescribed by Maryland State Law Board of Education policy Negotiated Agreement and Building Principal.
  
  

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand walk stoop kneel crouch and manipulate (lift carry move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination arm hand and finger dexterity including ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit reach with hands and arms talk and hear.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age or disability in its programs activities or employment practices. For inquiries please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults) at Charles County Public Schools Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building P.O. Box 2770 La Plata MD 20646; /. For special accommodations call or TDD 1- two weeks prior to the event.