Occupational Job Coach/EC Teacher

Yancey County Schools•Burnsville, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Job Coach/EC Teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments to help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. This role involves managing instructional time, student behavior, and instructional presentation, as well as monitoring student performance and providing feedback. The teacher will also facilitate instruction by aligning objectives, learning strategies, and assessments with student needs, and will interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community. Additionally, the role includes performing non-instructional duties and adhering to established laws, policies, and regulations, with a focus on professional development and growth.

Requirements

Must hold or be eligible to hold a NC Exceptional Children's teaching license.
Ability to collaborate with community resources to create job opportunities/internships for EC students.
Degree in education or in a related area that will qualify for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Ability to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs.
Ability to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc., using prescribed format.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools.
Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Ability to talk and hear.
Ability to communicate via telephone.
Ability to motivate students.
Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
Ability to perform general clerical duties.
Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
Ability to operate common office machines.
Ability to maintain basic files and records.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with exceptional children is preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments.
Manage instructional time by having materials ready, starting lessons quickly, and maintaining high student time-on-task.
Manage student behavior by establishing rules and procedures, monitoring behavior, and addressing inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently.
Present lessons effectively by reviewing previous material, introducing new objectives, speaking clearly, using understandable language, providing relevant examples, assigning tasks with a high success rate, asking appropriate questions, maintaining a brisk pace, making smooth transitions, and summarizing key points.
Monitor student performance by maintaining clear work standards, circulating to check work, using various assessment methods, and posing questions clearly.
Provide feedback on in-class and out-of-class work to encourage student growth, affirming correct responses and providing sustaining feedback after incorrect responses.
Facilitate instruction by having an instructional plan compatible with school and system-wide goals, using diagnostic information to revise objectives, maintaining accurate records, aligning objectives with strategies and assessments, and utilizing available resources.
Interact effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.
Perform non-instructional duties as assigned.
Adhere to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations.
Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
Coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.
Collaborate with community resources to create job opportunities/internships for EC students.
Constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly during inclusive activities.