Primary Responsibilities:
Under the administration's direction, the teacher will provide quality service to special education students, grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth, in a GNETS setting through a commitment to team participation in the planning and implementation of student programs.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in the required education field.
Minimum of a level 4 certification in Behavior Disorders or Special Education General Curriculum

Job Duties:

Design and deliver instruction, both individual and small group, which parallels in general education curriculum
Ability to provide physical and verbal de-escalation interventions
Assist with student crisis that involves elopement from the classroom/off campus;
Facilitate therapeutic walks
Initiate concise, timely, and accurate communication with school and system staff.
Responds to requests for information in a concise, timely, and accurate manner
Ensure that confidential and/or sensitive information concerning the school is only shared with appropriate personnel.
Serve as caseload manager for assigned students and prepare student education plans in consultation with parents and IEP team members.
Interact professionally and work cooperatively with administration, students, parents, staff, school leaders, colleagues, and special support personnel.
Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments as directed.
Develop behavioral intervention plans as needed.
Write successful IEPs, FBAs, and BIPs based on observational and academic data.
Debrief with a paraprofessional to discuss lesson plans, techniques, and strategies used with each student.
Maintain appropriate student data and other records and submit reports as required;
Communicate with parents regarding students’ emotional and educational progress.
Supervise paraprofessionals and other staff assigned to the therapeutic classroom.
Responsible for data collection for students in the therapeutic classroom for purposes of determining progress toward meeting IEP objectives
Maintain accurate student records for behavior, attendance, and IEP goal data collection.
Maintaining a positive environment and modeling positive behavior
Responsible for all other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The ability to express or exchange ideas utilizing the spoken word in person and to converse by telephone is required. Sitting and working on a personal computer for long periods are occasionally required. The employee is also occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Physical requirements include managing students in crisis using de-escalation techniques outlined in-district training, which may include therapeutic physical intervention.

Please contact Elaine Gunter at elaine.gunter@commercecityschools.org or 706-335-5500.

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