Job Description:

v  Job Duties

·         Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on students and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

·         Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

·         Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.

·         Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.

·         Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.

·         Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

·         Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.

·         Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of special education conditions.

·         Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.

·         Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

·         Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

·         Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests.

·         Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

·         Monitor teachers and instructional assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.

·         Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' programs.

·         Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources, and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.

·         Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

·         Successfully administer standardized ability and achievement tests.

·         Attend IEP meetings, professional meetings, staff meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

·         Utilizes multi-sensory activities including audio/visual and computer presentations, outside and change of location activities, visuals, and graphics

·         Duties may include campus duties such as drop off/pick up supervision, playground/recess duty and other duties as assigned by Principal/Supervisor.

·         Must be able to successfully implement and operate technological tools and devices

v  Qualifications

·         Bachelor’s Degree

·         Valid Arizona Special Education Certification

·         Current IVP Fingerprint clearance card required