Educational Supports & Intervention Teacher (Special Ed)

RESOURCE ROOM TEACHER- Intensive Supports
Educational Supports and Intervention (Special Education)
Per PEA Contract
2024-25 School Year 
 Job Summary:
The resource program teacher is responsible for working with other educators to coordinate and adapt curriculum and instruction for students with IEPs in the Least Restrictive Environment.

Qualifications:

• A valid Michigan teaching certificate in special education, with the demonstrated ability to co-teach secondary content areas
• NCA/AdvancEd/Cognia accreditation standards met to teach special education
• Federal standards met to be highly qualified in special education
• Experience in successfully working cooperatively with colleagues
• The training and skills to work with a diverse group of high-school students
• Experience working with students with behavior needs
• Experience creating and implementing behavior-support plans IEPs, and curriculum materials based on those IEPs
• CPI trained

Responsibilities:

• Highly skilled in organizational and interpersonal communications, particularly with high-school age students and parents, and in stressful, sometimes conflict-laden situations
• Work effectively with at-risk students
• Employ culturally responsive teaching strategies, restorative practices, and trauma-informed practices to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population
• Work with colleagues to continue to implement, assess and meet our school-improvement goals
• Work with colleagues effectively and cooperatively
• Experience and willingness to lead extracurricular or athletic activities
• Work cooperatively with other colleagues, such as special-education teachers, regular-education teachers and counselors, to serve as part of a team to support all students
• Ensure compliance with laws requiring data driven decisions.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with families, colleagues, and administrators
• Demonstrate strong attendance, work ethic, organizational skills, and classroom management skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Federal standards met to be highly qualified in a secondary content area
• Experience making adaptations in the general education curriculum to meet the multiple needs of students who may exhibit behavior challenges
• Experience in implementing a multi-tiered system of supports at the secondary level including co-teaching as well as other educational strategies and interventions
• Use multiple teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a variety of students
• Work effectively and cooperatively with other colleagues, such as Special Education teacher, general education teachers and counselors, to serve as a part of a team of support to all students
• Teacher Consultant eligible preferred

Please apply online at:  https://www.portageps.org/page/employment-at-pps

 

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