Emotional Impairment Teacher

Oakland Schools • Rochester Hills, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Emotional Impairment Teacher – Inspire and Empower Young Minds! AMS 1.0 FTE EI Teacher IN THIS ROLE: Join a passionate team at Avondale Middle School where innovation, collaboration, and student-centered learning thrive. As an Emotional Impairment teacher, you'll engage curious, energetic learners during a pivotal stage in their growth—helping them build strong academic foundations while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and confidence. With robust professional development, a supportive community, and the freedom to bring lessons to life in meaningful ways, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on students and shape their journey toward success.

Requirements

• Valid State Teacher Certification Granted by the Professional Teaching Standards Board with an EI endorsement
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher
• Evidence of ability to establish working relationships that result in mutual respect.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal and public relations skills.
• Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Demonstrates composure under stressful conditions

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and promotion of the special education philosophy of service and delivery.
• Collect accurate ongoing data on student programming.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with staff members/students/parents and the community.
• Provide direct instruction for special education certified students, in the areas of academic skills, communication skills, social skills, and transition.
• Provide direction to program paraeducators.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess students' progress.
• Development and maintenance of special education records.
• Communicate with parents regarding student progress.
• Participate in IEP, MET, REED, MDR and or staffing team meetings
• Proficient in facilitating, writing, and implementing IEPs and Behavior Plans.
• Develop IEPs that are in compliance with goals and objectives that provide for educational benefit.
• Remain in compliance with all State and Federal rules and regulations that govern Special Education.
• Demonstrate knowledge in utilizing assistive technology for students.
• Assist students with basic needs, including feeding, toileting, etc.
• Ability to coordinate schedules of students within the program and/or job site placements.
• Ability to develop collaborative Transition services for students.
• Work collaboratively with Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Community Mental Health, Social Security, and ARC
• Maintain open and meaningful communication regarding all disabled students
• Maintain confidentiality of school related information.
• Participate in and utilize information gained in appropriate staff development.
• Demonstrates understanding of students' needs, and interacts appropriately with students, parents, and other employees.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementations; follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
• Keeps records, prepares materials for classroom use, corrects students' work, maintains instructional materials and supplies, and procures necessary resource materials, as required.
• Supervises students involved in activities other than the classroom
• Performs other duties as requested by the Administrator.

Benefits

• robust professional development
• supportive community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level