Reach Associate - Special Education

Juvenile Detention Special Education Reach AssociateAt Maricopa County Regional School District, we believe all students can experience academic and social success. Although students in juvenile detention have encountered challenges, we know skilled and caring teachers can ignite their love for learning and infuse a passion for pursuing their dreams. Under the guidance of a Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL), as a Reach Associate (RA) you will harness your relationships with students and staff to facilitate student learning. As the RA, you will have the opportunity to directly teach students as they engage in learning relevant to their individualized goals. You will work collaboratively with the MCL and team teachers to support you in using proven methods, as well as designing innovative ways to improve learning.Essential duties and responsibilities include:Collaborate with team to assess students' ongoing academic and social-emotional progress.Collaborate with team to evaluate students' learning styles and preferences, and academic and social-emotional goals in order to create personalized education plans.Collaborate with team to devise special strategies, including the use of digital learning or technology, as appropriate, for reinforcing skills and concepts based on the understanding of individual students and their needs, interests and abilities.Instruct individual students, groups of students or classes of students in curricular areas guided by MCL.Teach planned lessons using a variety of resources and materials including 1:1 computers, virtual reality, games, toys, and other hands-on manipulatives for conceptual understanding.Collaborate with MCL and classroom teachers to assess learning and communicate results to students, parents and other professionals.Supervise detained youth and be responsible for the safety, personal conduct, care, and rehabilitation of the youth.Perform other duties as assignedMinimum education and/or experience:Valid Fingerprint Clearance CardTechnology proficiencyHigh School Diploma or GED AND meet one of the following:Minimum of 60 college credit hours earnedAssociate DegreeSuccessful completion and passage of the approved ParaPro AssessmentPreferred education and/or experience:Bachelor's DegreeWorking in schoolsEnglish as a Second Language endorsementExperience working in secure care or self-contained environmentsAdditional requirement:Maricopa County Regional School District works in partnership and is a guest of the Durango Juvenile Detention Center. To comply with Durango Juvenile Detention Center's staffing requirements, candidates must be at least 21 years of age.Knowledge, skills and abilities:Ability to work and make decisions effectively and independently with minimal supervision, enabling the team to meet student achievement targetsKnowledge of digital learning programs, strategies for troubleshooting, and online data reporting may be required for certain assignmentsSkilled at soliciting and receiving feedback from supervisor and team members to improve professional skillsAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all school personnelAbility to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writingCore competencies:Accountability Analytical Thinking Concern for Order Planning AheadPhysical demands & work environment: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 functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other district employees, the employee may encounter different scents.Education reimagined.Maricopa County Regional School District sets itself apart from other public schools by granting autonomy to the people with the greatest understanding of what the students need. The teachers.Our approach:Building a culture of caring is our first priority. We all learn better when we feel cared for and know we are wanted in the community. We believe teacher-student relationships are everything.We take safety very seriously. From teaching prevention to preparing for emergencies, our students are cared for and protected.It is our great privilege to immerse out students in creative inquiry every day. We think learning new things and making discoveries are awesome and we pass that feeling to our students.When students leave us, they will be more curious than when they arrived and more prepared for the next phase of their life. Whether that is higher education, career training, or the job of their dreams. We prepare our students to their choices are limitless.