Special Education Teacher - English Language

Job Description

Lionsgate Academy specializes in educating students living with Autism or other learning differences and offers more than a typical school.
- Special Education Teachers (no case managing).
- Case Manager positions (no teaching).
- Grades 7-12. Small class sizes.
- Due process days.
- Mentor support.
- Daily collaboration with team members.

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Teacher - English Language Arts
DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Special Education Coordinator
POSITION STATUS: Exempt
ONSITE LOCATION: Shoreview, MN
CORE HOURS: Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 4:15 pm
DUTY DAYS: 187
TIME OFF: 80 Hours Paid Time Off
WE OFFER: $37,500-$70,000 depending on education and experience.
BENEFITS: Full benefit options including medical, vision, disability, HSA, FSA, 403b and free dental.

POSITION PURPOSE:
- To ensure student literacy needs are addressed using best practice and research-based strategies and interventions in both special education and general education settings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Collaborate with general education teachers to accommodate and modify lesson plans, activities, assignments, and tests.
- Team teach with general education teachers.
- Maintain accurate and complete lesson plans.
- Collaborate with general education teacher and educational assistant to implement student individual behavior plans.
- Work with a team on the continued implementation and development of programming for literacy education of 7th-12th grade students.
- Organize and oversee data collection for academic and/or behavioral goals and objectives in general education classrooms.
- Provide direct instruction on academic goals and objectives.
- Write progress reports summarizing data collected each quarter.
- Ensure that students’ accommodations and modifications are being implemented and academic service minutes are being served.
Monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance.
- Provide input to case managers on students before IEP meetings and attend IEP meetings if necessary.
- Collaborate with case manager to determine present levels of performance and write standards-based goals.
- Attend special education and general education department meetings.
- Maintain positive, professional relationships and use appropriate verbal, nonverbal and written communication with all individuals.

OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
- Participate in staff development programs.

COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to work well with families.
- Awareness of autism and its manifestations, willingness to work with ASD students.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent work habits including attendance, punctuality, and dependability.
- Promotes a positive school culture.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

MENTAL DEMANDS:
- The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to read, analyze and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, students, parents, and the general public. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, mean, mode and median ability to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

This position description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned. Ability to competently perform all of the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or workgroup are basic responsibilities of all positions at Lionsgate Academy.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- MN Special Education Teaching license.
- Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- MN Reading License or Certificate.
- In the process of gaining ASD Licensure or hold a certificate with the willingness to pursue licensure.
- Experience, interest and/or expertise working with students on the autism spectrum, varied learning styles and levels of mastery.
- Experience in teaching literacy and the Read 180 program.
- Experience in differentiation, using creative teaching techniques from project-based to direct-instruction in developing personalized learning plans for each student.

Institution Description

Lionsgate Academy specializes in educating students living with Autism or other learning differences and offers more than a typical school.

Application Instructions/Comments

Please apply online at https://www.lionsgate.academy/careers