Autism, Behavioral Intervention, Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Charter Schools, Communication Skills, Computer Operations, Educational Administration, Educational Methods, Establish Priorities, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Pedagogy, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Special Education, Strategic Planning, Student Conduct, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Writing Skills
Job Description
Collegium Charter School is a public K-12 school located in Exton PA. We were founded in 1999 with a mission to educate students to reach their fullest academic potential and to empower students to become productive global citizens as they embrace their authentic selves and determine their pathway to success. httpwww.collegiumcharter.com || Access this link to complete an application and review other information relevant to employment
Job Description
Title: Teacher Autism Support Elementary & Secondary
Reports To: Principal
Supervises: Instructional Assistant Autism Support
Employee Type: Full-Time School Year Only Salaried Exempt
Summary
The Autism Support Teacher will develop and implement an effective educational program for the students assigned to the Autism Support program, assist classroom teachers in developing plans/strategies for student success, creatively design and assign activities that modify the general curriculum to appropriately meet students needs.
Job Responsibilities
This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee will be required to perform other duties requested by the supervisor and/or school administrator.
- Assist classroom teachers with instructional strategies to facilitate inclusion
- Complete all necessary special education forms
- Determine student progress by collecting and monitoring appropriate data
- Coordinate and facilitate parent meetings
- Calmly and effectively deal with student problem behavior
- Understand and implement empirically supported behavioral interventions
- Establish an instructional/learning environment for students to reinforce appropriate student behavior
- Develop a variety of instructional activities to meet the students individual goals/objectives based on the students IEP
- Submit reports in a timely manner to coincide with IEP review meetings
- Enforces the CCS Student Code of Conduct, the CCS Uniform Code and the CCS Computer Usage Code
- Promotes good citizenship through actions as a role model
- Conducts himself or herself according to professional ethical principles that reflect favorably upon the individual and the school
- Maintains the highest level of confidentiality pertaining to school and students information, progress and records
- Assumes other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and/or school administrator
- Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures and all current PA Public School expectations
Qualifications
- A four-year college degree and PA Special Education PK-8 Teacher Certification. Autism endorsement preferred. If certification is from a different state, PA certification must be obtained within a determined timeframe.
- Experience with Verbal Behavior Program preferred
- Demonstrated competence teaching with a record of successfully impacting student achievement
- Demonstrated competence as a special education teacher
- Ability to set priorities and adapt to change
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles
- Knowledge of basic computer operations
Required Clearances
Include Criminal Background Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151) and FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114), all dated within one year of receipt. Meets criteria for employment in a PA Public School.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
The mental and 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs and reach overhead
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate depending on the specific site