Special Education Teacher - 7th -9th Self Contained (5015)

Queen Creek Unified District•Queen Creek, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher leads students toward fulfilling their potential by translating district curriculum goals and objectives into learning experiences for individual students. The position plans and implements a program of study responsive to students’ needs, interests, and abilities, and uses effective teaching techniques and materials to deliver the established curriculum. The teacher creates weekly lesson plans aligned with curriculum aims and objectives, monitors and assesses student progress, and diagnoses and addresses specific student needs, seeking support from district specialists as needed. The teacher creates a classroom environment conducive to learning, establishes and fairly applies classroom behavior expectations, and provides educational experiences that support students’ personal and social adjustment, decision-making, positive self-image, and life skills. The position promotes district policies and procedures, communicates professionally with students, parents, colleagues, and the community, and assumes legal responsibility for student supervision on school property and at school-sponsored activities. The teacher maintains professional competence and regular attendance and performs other duties assigned to advance district priorities. This is a 191-day, 10-month exempt position at Eastmark High School. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; longer hours may be required. Compensation follows the applicable QCUSD salary schedule, and benefits are provided according to district policy. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. Physical demands include sitting, standing, talking or hearing, using hands and arms, bending or stooping, moving about campus, and lifting or moving objects.

Requirements

Valid State of Arizona Teaching Certification.
Meet all certification requirements for the grade level or subject area, including proper teaching-area endorsements.
Pass a background clearance.
Obtain an Arizona IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Ability to perform duties under stress while interacting with students, parents, peers, and the general public.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and kneel for long periods of time.
Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force to lift and/or move objects.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Support the Strategic Plan of Queen Creek Unified School District.
Plan and implement a program of study that meets students’ individual needs, interests, and abilities within the district curriculum.
Use effective teaching techniques and materials to implement curriculum goals and objectives.
Prepare weekly written lesson plans that describe daily learning experiences and align with curriculum aims and objectives.
Monitor and assess student progress and regularly provide feedback to students and parents.
Diagnose, instruct, and evaluate specific student needs, seeking assistance from district specialists as needed.
Communicate learning aims and objectives to students in a clear, organized manner.
Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and interests.
Assist the administration in implementing policies and rules governing proper student behavior.
Develop and fairly implement reasonable classroom behavior and procedure rules.
Create educational experiences that support students’ personal and social adjustment, decision-making, positive self-image, and life skills.
Promote and follow district philosophy, policies, regulations, and administrative procedures.
Communicate concerns and ideas with colleagues, students, parents, and the community in a positive, professional, and ethical manner.
Supervise students on school property and at school-sponsored activities, assuming legal responsibility for that supervision.
Maintain and improve professional competence.
Perform individual responsibilities assigned by the principal or supervisor, including committee work, student activities, student supervision, and other planning or professional assignments.
Maintain punctual and regular attendance.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned to advance district priorities.