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Special Education Classroom Teacher

Alexander Leigh Center for Autism
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TITLE: Teacher                     CLASSIFICATION: Professional                     FLSA STATUS: Exempt                      
REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education and Executive Director
 
COLLABORATES WITH:  BCBA, Related Services and Director of Special Education
 
SUPERVISES: PM, PMA, and 1:1 Instructors             
 
WORKS WITH: ALCA Staff, Students, Director of Special Education, Parents and Executive Director
 
PURPOSE: The Teacher holds the key position in assuring a smooth and well-functioning classroom. S/he is responsible for organizing and implementing an instructional program by creating and maintaining the legalities of the IEP that will result in students achieving academic success. This is a hands-on position working closely with a Program Manager (PM), Program Manager Assistant (PMA), 1:1 Instructors, BCBA, Related Services, Director of Special Education and the Executive Director.
 
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Oversees classroom and manages staff
  • Prepare daily schedules, staffing plan and fulfill 1:1 role as required
  • Monitor Specials schedules for students and track therapy minutes
  • Facilitate morning and afternoon staff meeting, PCM practice, implementation meetings and staff training
  • Schedule and determine Centers activities
  • Lead groups while differentially modifying instruction to each student
  • Overlap specials 1x/month
  • Lead parent communication to include reading and writing of daily notes in log and weekly parent teleconferences
  • Record student attendance
  • Participate in all IEP meetings, write goals and monitor
  • Quarterly Progress Reports and Parent Teacher Conferences
  • Managerial discipline to classroom staff
  • Participate in student PCM debriefings
  • Attend meetings and trainings as required
  • Organize and lead quarterly Parent/Teacher Conference – Run all parent meetings
  • Responsible for writing education goals for student IEPs and Transition Plans using IGS curriculum
·        Participate in field trips and community outings
  • Design material as needed
  • Write proposed budget for programs and materials
  • Dispense student’s medication
  • Administer formal and informal assessments, screening and testing of students; write reports with findings and recommendations
 
  • Train staff
  • Collaborate with BCBA to develop BIPs and toileting protocols
  • Overlaps classroom staff on program implementation and BIPs, provides feedback to PM, PMA and 1:1s
  • Teacher is overlapped by BCBA
  • Safety of students, staff and ALCA
  • Inform staff of policy and procedures
  • Monitor student data weekly (EDU, BIP, CIP,OT, ST, MT, VOC)
  • Build staff morale and team work
  • Work with Director of Special Education and Human Resources in staff disciplinary issues
  • Support PCM when needed
  • Participate on task forces as appropriate
  • Collaborate with parents and Director of Special Education to maintain and post medical protocols
  • Provide frequent feedback to staff (positive and constructive)
  • Provide only necessary, crucial coaching in the moment and follow up with additional training and debriefing
  • Write lesson plans
  • Complete quarterly progress monitoring and meet with Director of Special Education
  • Provide home recommendations to parents
  • Collaborate IEP team to develop goals, objectives, programs and behavioral plans
  • Create a classroom dynamic that fosters teamwork, collaboration and solid communication in the best interest of students
  • Communicate changes in programs to teams
  • Participate in school visits to observe student candidates in their public school placements
  • Lead intake team on new students
  • Work 1:1 daily with students
  • Create theme based unit to support monthly field trip
  • Understand all student programs (EDU, OT, SLP, LS, MT and BIPS)
  • Work with Program Manager to write and implement student programs
  • Maintain classroom cleanliness and organization
  • Write lesson plans for classroom and community based outings
  • Provide written lesson plans to Subs
  • Write and participate in performance evaluations
  • Collaborate with BCBA on student programming
  • Take baseline data on programs and behavior
  • Maintain student, parent and staff confidentiality
  • Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance
  • Other duties as assigned
 
 
EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:
  • LBS1 required at Bachelors or Masters level
  • Experience working with children on the autism spectrum required
  • Minimum of 2 years
 
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
·        Desire to work with children on the autism spectrum.
  • Detail oriented, demonstrated ability to quickly problem solve and multi-task
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals
  • Demonstrated ability to relate effectively and professionally with children, supervisor, co-workers and staff
  • Ability to be CPR/First Aid Certified and maintain certifications
  • Successful completion of PCM certification and annual recertification
  • Exhibit professional conduct with school colleagues, students, parents, school districts, and the community-at-large in accordance with ALCA policies, procedures and work rules
  • Maintain employee confidence by keeping all employee and student information confidential
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical publications, etc.
 
EXPECTATIONS: Maintains employee confidence by keeping all financial and human resource information confidential. Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, lift, talk, hear, stand, sit, stoop, kneel crouch, or crawl.  The employee is also frequently required to walk, run, reach with hands and arms, climb and/or balance.
  • Able to move or position a student of up to 100 lbs. individually
  • Able to stoop, crouch and kneel for long periods of time (greater than 20 minutes)
  • Able to use PCM procedures and protocols on a daily basis
  • Must be able to work both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions
  • Must be able to work with physically aggressive students (injuries may occur)
  • Participate in strenuous physical activity for a minimum of 20 continuous minutes
 
 
OSHA ACT: This position is frequently required to handle human body fluids, biological agents, cleaning chemicals, and/or be exposed to hazardous materials and/or noise levels.
 
ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
 
This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and additional job duties and functions are subject to modification.
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