Teacher

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The teacher will provide the instructional foundation while implementing the program specific model (ex. Re-Ed) approach by blending instruction and behavior management practices in classroom. The teacher will facilitate daily academic, behavior and social activities documenting outcomes. The teacher will also teach prevention strategies while assisting and managing crisis. Responsible for following the School District of Philadelphia’s curriculum guidelines while providing academic and behavior accommodations

ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS:

1. Complete IEPs for all students (schedule IEP meeting, invite all attendees, facilitate IEP meeting, obtain signatures for all attendees, ensure IEP is implemented and followed.)

2. Revise IEPs as needed throughout the academic year.

3. Successfully administer math and reading assessments for Individual Education Plan (IEP), ex. Keymath/Woodcock.

4. Successfully documents student progress through grading system established by and in accordance with the School District of Philadelphia.

5. Facilitates and participates in goal setting groups, social skills group, positive groups and required team meetings.

6. Implements positive behavior support plans, behavior pathways and treatment interventions from the completed behavior sheets. Assists students with classroom assignments by using appropriate accommodations.

7. Successfully works with the treatment teams to implement the Pre-Mack schedule. Communicate updates through progress reports or via telephone with families on a weekly basis.

8. Ensure all assigned paperwork requirements are completed ongoing including Community Council assigned paperwork, School District of Philadelphia assigned paperwork (ex. IEP’s, FBA’s, ER’s NORep’s).

9. Greet students daily upon arrival in the morning, via school bus or yard. Upon school dismissal, ensure all students have safely boarded school bus, or have safely left school premises.

10. Attend all required school meetings, including back to school night, report card conferences and all other required meetings.

11. Utilize appropriate progress monitoring tools. Successfully implement IEP, ER and FBA’s. Utilize and administer grading system prescribed by the School District of Philadelphia.

12. Successfully create, implement and submit age appropriate lesson plans that outlines expectations and illustrates how instruction will be defined.

13. Schedule and facilitate appropriate field trips as needed. Ensure students receive direct instruction through exposure to grade appropriate curriculum.

14. Actively participates in staff meetings. In accordance with Community Council and licensure

requirements, attends in-service training to achieve, maintain and enhance professional competence. Interacts professionally with clients, co-workers, families and/or community members.

15. Adheres to policies and procedures of Community Council.

16. Performs related duties; special assignments and projects as required.

17. Other duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

PREREQUISITES & QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:

Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree in Education, or related field; Must have an instruction 1 (or intern instruction 1) Special Education Pennsylvania Teaching Certification; Must have a minimum of six months working with children with diagnosed behavior disorders preferred.

Physical Requirements: Ability to administer CPR; Ability to administer CPI; Ability to properly restrain adolescent/adult client; Ability to create and maintain a therapeutic milieu; Regularly requires walking, standing, repetitive wrist/hand movement; Regularly requires sitting. May require lifting up to 10 lbs. (1/4 of the workday); Requires continuous normal hearing (40-60 decibels or 40-60 decibels with correction), and vision 20/20 or 20/20 with correction; Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit