Communication Skills, Data Collection, Special Education, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum
Special Education Teacher - L.E.A.D. Program
Provide direct instruction and prepare to students with disabilities to be self-sufficient once they age-out of the school system.
- Select teaching strategies for implementing IEP goals and objectives for assigned students.
- Maintain continuous performance data on student IEP objectives and documents progress on IEP forms. Coordinate specialized instruction with regular education curriculum as appropriate.
- Facilitate career exploration, build vocational skills and assist in securing job training.
- Network with community resources to provide vocational opportunities.
- Train and place students in the workforce to the best of their abilities.
- Train and supervise paraprofessional aides to assist students with vocational opportunities.
- Work cooperatively with staff to implement, train and monitor specialized behavior plans with appropriate students. Develop curriculum and programs to reflect current abilities of students'' specialized needs.
- Access available resources, personnel, literature, research and in-service.
- Complete all required reports and records in an accurate and timely manner. Communicate appropriately and effectively with parents, staff and students.
- Collect and use data to identify student''s instructional needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
Salary according to the Agreement between the Norwood School Committee and the Norwood Teachers'' Association (Unit A).