Special Education Teacher
Company: Making Waves Academy
Location: Richmond
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Job DescriptionTitle: -Special Education TeacherDivision:
-Middle School (MS) or Upper School (US)Location: -Making Waves
Academy RichmondReports To: -Director of Special EducationStatus:
Full-time, Exempt, CalSTRS Retirement Eligible -(During the
Academic Year)Position Summary
The role of -the -Special Education Teacher -is to -work with
students who have special needs in their regular classroom or a
separate, designated classroom. As a -Special Education -Teacher,
you focus on providing extra help and individualized learning
techniques to students with disabilities or special needs. Your job
duties include collaborating with general education teachers to
determine how to best accommodate and modify lessons based on each
student's individual needs, working with your students to enable
them to learn at their pace, and communicating progress and
challenges to parents. Students on IEPs are included in the general
education environment for a majority of the school day. -Teachers
are -expected to actively engage and participate in culture
building, including but not limited to -the -classroom, lunch and
recess/break supervision, -and hallway norm expectations. Teachers
are also expected to invest and engage in the work of developing a
results-oriented, data-informed, collegial, and productive,
team-oriented approach to the work.Primary
ResponsibilitiesInstruction/Support
- Create and revise culturally relevant, effective, best
practice, -and -MWA-compliant -unit and lesson plans aligned with
Common Core -and California State curricular standards; these
lesson plans and unit plans are differentiated and designed to
engage and challenge -middle and -high school students.
- Support students in a manner that enables them to learn at
their pace, also communicating progress and challenges to
parents/guardians.
- Plan, prepare and deliver differentiated curriculum based on
content standards and grade-level expectations.
- Provide targeted academic intervention to support -students'
-progress toward IEP goals.
- Implement and maintain -a -positive behavior support program
using appropriate techniques that complement treatment for the
students.
- Participate in collaborative -meetings -with the SPED
department and -grade-level -general education teachers to support
-the -caseload of students with IEPs.
- Complete required documentation for IEPs and Progress Reports
in a timely manner.
- Differentiate instruction according to varied learning styles,
including child cognitive and social development.Assessment
- Create and consistently use Formative and Summative Assessments
that embed and provide students practice for unit tests, finals,
and standardized tests such as the PSAT, SAT, and SBAC.
- Manage a formalized student and parent engagement plan that
details engaging students and parents, as well as provides metrics
to measure growth and development, socially and academically, on a
quarterly basis.
- Administer, analyze and reflect upon quantitative and
qualitative student data (school wide -benchmark data and classroom
data) to inform instructional practice.
- Administer academic assessments as part of education specialist
duties pertaining to IEP evaluations (initial and
triennial).Additional Responsibilities and ExpectationsMission
Alignment
- Communicate with, teach and build relationships with staff,
faculty, students, and their families in the culturally and
linguistically diverse MWA community.
- Commitment to become an active participant in the school
community - attend weekly division-specific professional
development sessions, school performances, school assemblies,
extracurricular activities, -and -field trips -if needed.Other
- Perform additional duties as assigned.Work EnvironmentThis -job
-operates in -a -classroom -environment. -This -role -routinely
-uses -standard -classroom -equipment such as -art-related
supplies, -laptop computers, photocopiers, whiteboards, -and
Chromebooks.Physical DemandsWhile performing -the -duties -of -this
-job, -the -employee -may be required to -adhere to the following:
- Frequently walk across the middle and upper school campus.
- Participate in campus supervision duty each week -- Monday
through Friday frequency may vary based on the supervision
assignment each semester.
- Lift -files, -open -filing cabinets -and -bend -or stand -on a
-stool as necessary, and sit for long periods.TravelSome travel -is
-required for -MWA-related -events, such as workshops or
conferences.QualificationsExperience
- Teaching experience is desirable, but related work experience
may be considered
- Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning
styles
- Experience working with students and families from historically
underserved communities
- Dedication, commitment, and resilience to succeed in an urban
public school
- Ability to create lesson plans
- Familiarity with reading and analyzing data
- Previous mentorship experience desirable
- Understanding and ability to implement restorative justice
practices
- Strong understanding of California's A-G college readiness
requirementsSkills
- Highly effective communication skills
- Skills in designing and revising authentic, culturally
relevant, standards-based lesson plans for high school
students
- Ability to adapt and align with school-related initiatives
- Highly organized, goal-oriented, and focused on outcomes
- Ability to communicate with, teach and build relationships with
students and their families in the culturally and linguistically
diverse MWA community
- Demonstrate an understanding of technology and literacy
learning platforms (PowerSchool, Canvas, Blackboard, Google Drive
and Calendar, -Khan Academy, Newsela, Zinc/Springboard, etc.)
- Professional orientation - appearance, communication,
organization, and attitudeEducation
- Bachelor's Degree required
- California Education Specialist Instruction Credential
(Mild/Moderate) -or current/eligible enrollment in a CTC-approved
program required
- RICA Certifications
- English Learner Authorization Certificate - CLAD/BCLAD or
current/eligible enrollment in a CTC-approved program required
- Passing scores on CBEST and CSET required
- Read here for information on the alternate options to meet the
CBEST requirement: -
- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Certificate of
Clearance (COC) required
- Read here for more information:
-https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/certificate-of-clearance-(cl-900)Preferred
- Advanced Degree desirable
- Spanish language proficiency preferred but not required
- Strong desire to work in a team-first setting where colleagues
hold one another accountable and support one another to be at their
best in lesson preparation and instructionEqual Employment
Opportunity Is Our Policy
Making Waves Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It is the
policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement
opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to their
perceived or identified: race (including traits historically
associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyle, including
but not limited to braids, locks, and twists); color; gender,
(including gender identity, gender expression, and transgender
identity, whether or not the employee is transitioning or has
transitioned); sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding,
and medical conditions related to such); religious creed (including
religious dress and grooming practices); marital/registered
domestic partner status; age (forty (40) and over); national origin
or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a
driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence
in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); physical or mental
disability (including HIV and AIDS); medical condition (including
cancer and genetic characteristics); taking of a leave of absence
pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), Pregnancy
Disability Leave ("PDL") law, Americans with Disabilities Act
("ADA"), California Family Rights Act ("CFRA"), the Fair Employment
and Housing Act ("FEHA"), or laws related to domestic violence,
sexual assault, and stalking laws; genetic information; sexual
orientation; military and veteran status; or any other
consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
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aspects of the employment relationship, including the hiring of new
employees and the training, transfer, promotion, discipline,
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