The Vista School Hiring for Special Education Teacher Job at Hershey, PA Full Time

The Special Education Teacher plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for students in a variety of educational settings. They are responsible for creating a learning environment that provides specialized instruction, such that the students benefit from the curriculum and classroom structure to the greatest extent possible, in collaboration with a variety of other team members. This position leads the development and delivery of the Individualized Education Plan and progress reporting on defined student goals and objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Employs special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of the student as defined in the Individualized Education Plans (“IEP”)
• Adapts classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address the IEP within established lesson plans, and differentiate individualized needs within group learning contexts
• Administers developmental testing programs and subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing the IEP
• Teaches socially acceptable behavior, as determined by the student’s IEP and treatment plans, by employing techniques of Applied Behavior Analysis
• Assesses and creates data collection systems to collect data and update student programs routinely for meaningful progress for each learner
• Plans the instructional and staffing arrangement and assignments within the classroom for the school day as well as long term classroom instructional planning
• Implements curriculum (CLM, academic, social) within the classroom with fidelity and facilitates the training of classroom staff with teacher programs and academic curriculum
• Provides coaching to all team members in a supportive and collaborative manner and receives and implements coaching and feedback
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of a community resources to improve the quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives
• Maintains accurate and complete student records (attendance, special education paperwork, etc.) and prepares reports, as required by laws, organizational policies, and administrative regulations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an education-related subject required
• Special Education Certification from the Commonwealth of PA required
• Continuing education and certification requirements required
• Satisfactory completion of Safe and Positive Approaches Training required
• Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements

Job Type: Full-time