Special Education Teacher

*JOB TITLE: Teacher Special Education* *REPORTS TO: *Principal and/or Assistant Principal, Director of Student Support Services *CATEGORY: *Full-Time *PAY RANGE: *TBD *CAMPUS: *Val Vista Academy *SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: * This is a creative position with the flexibility to use your skills to impact the success of students in Kindergarten to eighth grade with varying disabilities. *EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS: *Experience, Education, & Licensure * Bachelors degree or higher in Education or a related field. * Highly Qualified Teacher status in Special Education * Arizona Teacher Certification for Special Education. * Valid Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card. * CPR/First Aid card preferred. *SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: * Teacher will possess a Bachelors degree and certification from the Arizona Department of Education. Highly Qualified status in Special Education is required. Teachers will provide proof of all necessary experience, clearances, certification, and education. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and web-based applications is required. Arizona Ball Charter Schools provide a personalized education to all students emphasizing comprehensive academic excellence in a safe, nurturing environment through partnering parents, students, and staff. *ESSENTIAL DUTIES: * * Plans and implements special education programming and instruction to meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students, and that follows the adopted Ball Charter Schools curriculum. * Understands and integrates IEP goals, curriculum, and school standards, including Arizona Career and College Ready Standards into daily lessons. * Keeps daily lesson plan book (or electronic lesson plans) up to date and aligned to the Arizona Standards. * Delivers curriculum content using a variety of innovative and effective teaching strategies. * Develops IEP drafts with colleagues and parents in compliance with state and federal regulations. * Protects the privacy of students by safeguarding the confidentiality of their records in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). * Prepares adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher. * Assists in developing and effectively implementing, analyzing, and applying formative and summative assessment data to meet the educational needs of all students. * Supervises students by developing a clear plan for effective classroom management including posting rules and school mission in the classroom. * Keeps accurate inventory of all equipment within the classroom. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. * Builds and maintains a teacher webpage. Utilizes technology as an effective communication tool with students and parents. * Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, Ball Charter School policy, and administrative regulation. * Works cooperatively within teams for the overall success of the school. Attends required meetings. * Partners with parents to provide exceptional support and service in a timely, professional and clear manner. * Represents the school in a favorable and professional manner to the school community and the general public. * Assumes professional responsibility for the effective implementation of all Ball Charter Schools or locally adopted school programs and interventions. Is familiar with, and adheres to, all school policies and procedures. * Teachers are required to adhere to adopted policies and to utilize digital communications and electronic devices in a professional manner at all times. * Teachers are responsible to reviewing and following the Social Media Policy: ASBA Policy GBEF: Staff Use of Digital Communications and Electronic Devices as part of the Employee Handbook review on the ADP portal each school year. * Arizona Ball Charter Schools provide a personalized education to all students emphasizing comprehensive academic excellence in a safe, nurturing environment through partnering parents, students and staff. * Attends and actively participates in professional development. Annually develops and executes a professional development plan in collaboration with the Principal and Director of Student Support Services. * Performs other related duties as assigned by the Principal and Director of Student Support Services. Teachers instruct at the locations and times designated by the Principal. They demonstrate the characteristics of enthusiasm, kindness, flexibility, honesty/integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and punctuality. Teachers always use acceptable English in written and oral communication and demonstrate ongoing professional growth. They successfully develop and maintain rapport with students, parents, and colleagues while conducting themselves in a professional and courteous manner. Teachers are team players who seek to be part of the solution when addressing campus goals. Special Education teachers will practice pedagogy for students with a wide range of disabilities. Have knowledge of special education rules, regulations and laws. *PHYSICAL DEMANDS: *The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and noise level is usually moderate but sometimes loud. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. Job Type: Full-time Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Health savings account * Life insurance * Paid time off * Retirement plan * Vision insurance Work Location: In person by Jobble