Foundation for Blind Children is currently accepting applications for a full time Special Education Teacher to join our team! This is a full time, nine month position with full benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid time off, paid breaks and holidays, retirement plan with employer contribution, employee assistance and mental health support programs, fun employee events, and more.
Requirements
- Collaborates with the Teacher of the Visually Impaired to adapt lessons
- Maintains all aspects and provisions of confidentiality related to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Provides case management services for students on individual education plans (IEP) including all requirements related to the IEP and compliance of federal, state and district regulations/requirements
- Provides direct instruction to students as specified in the individual education plans
- Maintains accurate and complete data records as required
- Provides coaching and training to classroom staff based on students' individual education plans
- Supervises and evaluates classroom Paraprofessionals
- Maintains on-going communication (written and verbal) with parents/guardians
- Provides a safe learning environment with an effective classroom management plan
- Establishes and maintains good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors
- Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality
- Collaborates with related service providers
- Coordinates and monitors each student’s daily, routine medical needs including monitoring overall health, monitoring and documenting seizure activity, and provide direction and supervision of para-educators’ attention to these needs
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- life and disability insurance
- paid time off
- paid breaks and holidays
- retirement plan with employer contribution
- employee assistance and mental health support programs
- fun employee events