Day Treatment Special Education Teacher- Grades 9-12 (JobID 1196)

Regional School Unit 57 

Title: Day Treatment Special Education Teacher- Grades 9-12

Qualifications: 

1. Current Maine Teacher Certification appropriate for grade level and specialty area
2. Bachelor’s Degree or advanced degree
3. Prior teaching experience preferred

Reports to: Director and Assistant Director of Special Education & Building Administrators

Performance Responsibilities: 

1. Plans and implements a program of study that meets the needs, interests, and abilities of students. Creates a classroom environment that encourages student engagement, is conducive to learning, and is appropriate to the skill level of students.
2. Develops and implements appropriate Individualized Education Plans for each identified student.  This may include direct instruction in special education and/or general education settings, consultation, and monitoring.
3. Maintains required records. This includes daily lesson plans, evaluation reports, IEP’s, transition plans as appropriate, behavior charts, and other IEP team meeting records.  This also includes keeping IEP files up to date.
4. Provides supportive and consultative services to all staff involved with identified students. This includes assisting teachers in implementing behavior plans and making modifications and accommodations in their classrooms.
5. Provides supportive and consultative services to parents of identified students.
6. Participates in student teams, special services staff meetings (building and district level), IEP meetings, and other meetings as requested by the Director of Special Services and Building Principal. This includes chairing IEP team meetings and student team meetings and following all required procedures when necessary.
7. Monitors the progress of students toward meeting IEP goals in academic and functional skill areas. Reviews progress regularly to check and adjust programming.
8. Submits a yearly budget and maintains an updated inventory.
9. Keeps up to date on changes in special education regulations, assessment techniques, materials, instructional strategies, theories, assistive technology, district curriculum and local resources.
10. Assists in the supervision of Educational Technicians as appropriate.
11. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, climb stairs, lift (ranging from 25-75 lbs depending on student size), bend, pull, push, walk, kneel, crouch, and perform other physical tasks that may be required from time to time. 

Terms of Employment: Salary, work year and working conditions to be established by the RSU 57 School Board. 

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation. 

Note: The above job description reflects the general requirements necessary to describe the principle functions or responsibilities of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job, either at present or in the future.