Special Education Teacher

Job Description & Requirements

Saint Clare School for special Education , an Edutrust certified Private Educational Institution is looking for Special Education teachers to provide assistance across the whole school in supervising and helping our students

Duties and Repsonsibilitites

• Primary responsibility is to ensure that students have appropriately written individual education plans and that these plans are being implemented in all school settings.
• Plans must be developed following a process that reviews and considers all relevant factors including assessment data curriculum-based measurements and input from all team members.
• Is also responsible to monitor the plan to ensure program compliance: that required timelines are being observed; that direct services, accommodations, modifications and other services indicated on the plan are being implemented in all school settings; and that the student is benefitting from the services provided.
• Communicate with Principal - the teacher needs to make sure the principal has a list of all the students for whom the teacher is responsible and access to those students’ IEPs. The teacher must notify the principal if any part of a student’s plan is not being implemented appropriately despite the teacher’s efforts to correct the problems via consultation with other school personnel.
• Keep all confidential documents, such as IEPs and evaluations, in a secure location (records must be locked in a cabinet), this includes computer files.
• Manage Special Education Assistant Teacher(s): express expectations; hold regular conferences; provide frequent feedback; clarify preferred disciplinary practices and classroom routines.
• Maintain regular contact with parents: send positive notes home as much as possible; keep parents abreast of school events; send progress reports home as indicated in the IEP.
• Manage behaviour programs: develop and maintain student behaviour management programs; communicate with teachers and other involved personal regarding behaviour management programs.