Special Education Teacher POR/ICR – High School

• Job Title: Special Education Teacher POR/ICR - High School
• Reports To: Building Principal and Supervisor of Special Education
• Job Purpose: To provide instructional services to students who have an IEP

Qualifications

• Required:NJ Teacher of the Handicapped Certification or Teacher of Students With Disabilities Certification (Standard, CEAS, CE) Secondary Content Area Certification (Science Preferred)Knowledge of New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS)Excellent classroom management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to speak English clearly and accurately
• Ability to create and implement lesson plans that demonstrate differentiated instruction
• Ability to collaborate and cooperate with CST members
• Ability to implement and follow students' IEPs
• Ability to engage and motivate students
• Ability to appropriately involve paraprofessionals in the delivery of instruction and classroom rules
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents/guardians of students
• Ability to pass the Criminal History Review
• Ability to pass the Sexual Misconduct Child Abuse Disclosure

Qualifications

• Desired:2-3 years of teaching experience
• Familiarity with Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching
• Duties/

Responsibilities

• Creates and follows daily lesson plans that detail differentiated teaching strategies
• Implements best practices and strategies in classroom instruction
• Implements teaching strategies that engage and motivate students
• Works with the CST members to ensure the appropriate student services are being provided to special needs students
• Creates and maintains a classroom environment that is safe and conducive for teaching and learning
• Creates and modifies student assessments as needed
• Communicates with parents/guardians
• Establishes and enforces rules and procedures for appropriate behavior during classroom
• Prepares materials and classrooms for class activities
• Teaches personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy
• Guides and counsels students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests
• Observes and evaluates students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Instructs students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation
• Uses computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement instruction
• Working Conditions:School Building
• Classroom

Salary

• range
• of $60,141 (BA, Step 1) to $104,512 (DOC, Step 13)Medical and Dental

Benefits

• Penson membership in Teacher's Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) Physical

Requirements

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Requirements

• enable the individual to perform the basic functions of the position.)Able to walk up/down stairs
• Able to stand for long periods of time
• Able to sit for long periods of time
• Able to talk for long periods of time
• Able to user a computer keyboard
• Able to perform physical restraints as needed
• Direct Reports:N/AApplication Procedure:Apply Online
• Selection Procedure:Interview
• Egg Harbor Township Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer