Science Teacher Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Texas Special Education Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years of special education teaching experience.
• Valid Texas Educator Certification.
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of SST Schools.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to achieve results through collaboration.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, with flexibility when needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong prioritization, organization, and follow-up skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude, enthusiasm, and energy.
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback.

Responsibilities

• Train teachers of special populations, general education teachers, and other staff, and ensure they understand and comply with student confidentiality requirements under state and federal law.
• Participate in professional development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned.
• Assist school administration in scheduling classes for SPED instruction.
• Assist with planning and implementing staff development and in-service programs related to special education.
• Monitor SPED/504 students’ academic progress through formative and summative evaluations, use assessment results to coordinate instruction, and plan schedules to support educational goals.
• Compile, maintain, submit, and file physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required by district, state, and federal law.
• Maintain a safe, organized, accessible, and learning-conducive SPED classroom or instructional environment.
• Communicate in writing and orally with parents, students, principals, and teachers about student progress.
• Collaborate with district personnel, regional service centers, and other professionals on school-wide instructional or related activities for SPED/504 students and their parents.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure SPED/504 students’ instructional needs are met.
• Advocate for SPED/504 students’ equitable educational opportunities.
• Communicate instructional expectations to students and keep them informed of their progress.
• Support teachers and administrators in implementing appropriate strategies for students with disabilities.
• Support implementation of IEP accommodations and modifications in general education classrooms and during special education service time.
• Ensure implementation of an instructional program informed by students’ learning styles and modalities.
• Disseminate accommodations, modifications, and IEPs to related teachers and personnel in a timely manner, and maintain related documentation.
• Plan, develop, implement, and administer programs and services to meet identified needs, including new programs and services.
• Plan, prepare, and facilitate ARD/504 meetings and serve on the Admission, Review, and Dismissal/504 Committee.
• Participate in placement decisions based on educational, sociological, and physiological data presented to the committee.
• Assist regular school personnel in providing an appropriate educational environment for mainstreamed students.
• Establish new objectives based on evaluation team findings for presentation as recommendations to the ARD Committee.
• Assess the relationship between student performance and handicapping conditions.
• Perform related work as required.