Special Education Social Studies Teacher

Mount Vernon City School District•Mount Vernon, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves facilitating the learning activities of exceptional children across various categories of specific learning challenges and disabilities. The teacher will work towards the attainment of grade-level, subject, school, and system objectives by utilizing a wide variety of instructional strategies, devices, and methods. The position requires working with small and large instructional groups and functioning effectively as a staff member of the school community. A significant aspect of the role is case management, which includes all paperwork related to students and intervention plans, ensuring legal compliance with IEPs and CSE recommendations.

Requirements

Appropriate NYS Certification in Special Education
SD N-2
SWD 1-6
SWD Generalist 7-12
SWD 7-12/Content Area in Living Environment, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Mathematics, English, Social Studies

Responsibilities

Facilitates the learning activities of exceptional children (Students with Specific Learning Challenges, Speech/Language Impairments, Intellectually Delayed, Emotional Disturbance, Other Health Impairments, Autism, Hearing Impairments, Orthopedic Impairments, Visual Impairments, and Traumatic Brain Injury) in the attainment of grade-level, subject, school, and system objectives.
Utilizes a wide variety of instructional strategies, devices, and methods.
Works with small and large instructional groups.
Functions effectively as a staff member of the school community.
Teaches grade level or content area.
Provides adequate educational experiences to enable each student to develop, interpret, and transmit ideas effectively.
Provides opportunities for each student to develop the ability to solve problems, think critically, and to study effectively.
Establishes a classroom climate conducive to effective learning and study.
Systemizes clerical and record-keeping duties so that instructional process is uninterrupted.
Assists each student in dealing with academic problems.
Works closely with guidance counselors and instructional teams on specific problems of individual students.
Contributes to continuous improvement of educational program by initiating suggestions for staff consideration.
Serves on committees.
Engages in appropriate studies and activities to improve professional competence.
Contributes to the solution of education problems of the school district.
Works closely with parents in guiding the growth and development of students.
Updates, manages, and ensures the full implementation of IEPs.
Assesses progress periodically throughout the school year based on the district’s progress reporting time frame.
Ensures that progress reports are being completed, based on goals and by those individuals addressing the goals.
Ensures that parents receive an updated copy of the goals with the progress marked as well as any additional notes or paperwork related to the ongoing assessment.
Ensures that parents are involved in the planning and implementation of the IEP process.
Ensures that the general education teacher is implementing modifications and strategies prescribed in the IEP process.
Provides services to students within the general education classroom and works with the general education teachers as co-workers.
Collaborates with general education teachers in all planning and changes to the IEP when they are working with students with IEPs.
Meets periodically with students to assess and discuss student’s progress, challenges, and needs to meet their goals and/or objectives.
Meets with parents, students, various educators and/or clinicians working with students.
Reviews progress reports for their students throughout the school year.
Advocates for students and works with all stakeholders.