Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Special Education (master’s degree preferred)
• Bachelor of Education
• K – 12 or K – 5 license or certification

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Ability to collaborate with classroom teachers to meet the needs of all students within their class
• Recent professional development in various areas of special education
• Experience with using various co-teaching models
• Experience as a classroom teacher
• A solid understanding of the characteristics of a socially and emotionally literate school
• Proven ability to work in a diverse school environment
• Experience in working with emotional and behavioral disabilities
• Ability to interpret educational psychological assessments and academic assessments
• Knowledge of learning disabilities and learning disorders
• Knowledge of the language learning process
• Experience and training in the delivery of a highly structured tier three reading program.

Attributes

• Effective communication skills
• A positive attitude
• Collaborative, strategic, receptive, flexible
• A solid understanding of differentiation and modification
• Strong organizational ability and initiative

General Teaching Responsibilities

In addition to the specialist level expectations, teachers at AISJ are welcomed into a collegial and collaborative working environment. In support of this, teachers are expected to:

• Communicate and liaise on a regular basis with fellow team department/grade members with regards to planning, assessment, parent and community contact, subject organization and classroom issues such including discipline, expectations and routines
• Communicate and liaise with other school colleagues in an effort to promote and social and emotional awareness
• Take an active role in behavioral management
• Attend and constructively contribute to staff meetings
• Assist in supervision of student breaks
• Coordinate class activities as deemed necessary
• Maintain up-to-date records of assessment, attendance, planning, reports, conferences, and communication with families
• Establish links with the parent community to ensure that parents are kept well informed about student progress
• Participate in and assist with school events as required