TEACHER

Job Description

Job Description

• Smaller Classroom Sizes – Ensuring a more manageable student-to-teacher ratio for effective instruction and individualized support. All classes have 8-10 students.
• Minimum of Two Support Staff – Providing adequate assistance to teachers to support student learning and classroom management.
• Half-Day Wednesdays – Allowing time for professional development, lesson planning, and student support.
• Summer Pay – Ensuring financial stability for teachers during the summer months.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Offering competitive benefits to support teachers’ well-being and job satisfaction.

Job Duties

• Successfully administer math and reading assessments for Individual Education Plan (IEP), ex. Keymath/Woodcock.
• Successfully documents student progress through grading system established by and in accordance with the School District of Philadelphia.
• Facilitates and participates in goal setting groups, social skills group, positive groups and required team meetings.
• Implements positive behavior support plans, behavior pathways and treatment interventions from the completed behavior sheets. Assists students with classroom assignments by using appropriate accommodations.
• Successfully works with the treatment teams to implement the Pre-Mack schedule. Communicate updates through progress reports or via telephone with families on a weekly basis.
• Ensure all assigned paperwork requirements are completed ongoing including Community Council assigned paperwork, School District of Philadelphia assigned paperwork (ex. IEP’s, FBA’s, ER’s NORep’s).
• Greet students daily upon arrival in the morning, via school bus or yard. Upon school dismissal, ensure all students have safely boarded school bus, or have safely left school premises.
• Attend all required school meetings, including back to school night, report card conferences and all other required meetings.
• Utilize appropriate progress monitoring tools. Successfully implement IEP, ER and FBA’s. Utilize and administer grading system prescribed by the School District of Philadelphia.
• Successfully create, implement and submit age appropriate lesson plans that outlines expectations and illustrates how instruction will be defined.
• Schedule and facilitate appropriate field trips as needed. Ensure students receive direct instruction through exposure to grade appropriate curriculum.
• Actively participates in staff meetings. In accordance with Community Council and licensure requirements, attends in-service training to achieve, maintain and enhance professional competence. Interacts professionally with clients, co-workers, families and/or community members.