K-8 Teacher - Sped Teacher

Jefferson Parish Schools•Metairie, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The K-8 Teacher - Sped Teacher is responsible for promoting the mental, physical, emotional, and social growth of any student assigned. This role involves using available instructional materials and a variety of techniques to provide opportunities for student achievement and development, demonstrating knowledge and application of appropriate developmental practices for young children, and maintaining accurate and neat records including class lists, attendance, health records, roll book, report cards, and permanent folders. The teacher is also responsible for maintaining an attractive classroom, developing and implementing proper classroom management techniques, completing reports and assignments in a timely fashion, and planning and preparing for classes by submitting weekly lesson plans. The position requires regular and punctual reporting to assigned work locations and duties, notifying the principal of absences, and providing substitutes with adequate plans and materials. Furthermore, the teacher must properly maintain assigned books and equipment, stay knowledgeable about system methods, programs, curriculum guides, and resources, and use various methods for diagnosis and placement. The role also involves exhibiting self-control, providing for individual differences, continually evaluating student progress, cooperating with school-based and central office personnel, encouraging parent involvement, demonstrating professional growth through inservice training and faculty meetings, conforming to Louisiana laws concerning student education, health, safety, and welfare, assisting in the development and implementation of quality education in Jefferson Parish Public Schools, and actively participating in the evaluation process. The teacher will perform all other duties assigned by the principal.

Requirements

College Degree
Valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate
Certification in area of assignment
Ability to effectively communicate English both orally and in writing
Ability to accurately give and receive information via tele-communication system
Ability to communicate successfully and pleasantly with students, parents, and school personnel
Ability to plan and implement appropriate education programs for all students
Ability to understand and interpret written and verbal instructions
Ability to keep accurate, up-to-date written and verbal instructions
Ability to comply with state and parish regulations
Ability to utilize effective classroom management techniques
Ability to work cooperatively with students, parents, and school personnel
Ability to respond positively to supervision and accept suggestions for improvement

Responsibilities

Uses available instructional materials and a variety of techniques in providing opportunities for student achievement and development.
Demonstrates knowledge and application of appropriate developmental practices for young children.
Keeps accurate, neat records including class lists, attendance, health records, roll book, report cards, and permanent folders.
Maintains an attractive classroom, reporting unsafe conditions when repairs are needed.
Develops and implements proper classroom management techniques.
Completes reports, assignments and records in a timely fashion.
Collects lunch and/or activity monies as may be necessary.
Plans and prepares for classes, submitting lesson plans weekly.
Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work locations.
Reports promptly for all assigned duties.
Notifies the principal or designated person of impending absence.
Supplies substitutes with adequate plans and materials.
Maintains properly the books and equipment assigned to the class.
Becomes knowledgeable about methods, programs, curriculum guides, procedure bulletins, and available resources in the system.
Uses a variety of methods for diagnosis and/or placement purposes.
Exhibits self-control and decorum for student emulation.
Provides for individual differences.
Continually evaluates student progress and plan with student needs in mind.
Cooperates with school-based and central office personnel.
Encourages parent to be informed of the student's progress and needs.
Demonstrates evidence of professional growth, participates in inservice training and contributes to faculty meetings and/or faculty studies.
Conforms to Louisiana laws concerning the education, health, safety and welfare of assigned students.
Assists in the development and implementation of quality education in Jefferson Parish Public Schools.
Plans for and actively participates in the evaluation process.
Performs all other duties assigned by the principal.