[YEP-DC] Job Posting - Self Contatined Sped Teacher - Tolson Campus

Position : Self Contained Special Education Teacher

 

Location: Imagine Hope Community Charter School – Tolson Campus

                       2917 8^th Street NE Washington DC 20017

 

Requirements

·         In accordance with the federal No Child Left Behind regulations, candidates must meet "highly qualified" teacher requirements before being hired for teaching positions.

·         For teachers in D.C. charter schools, this means at least a bachelor's degree and successful completion of the Praxis exam in the core subject area being taught

 

       

Qualifications:                                 

·         Experience working with children with various disabilities (including autism, cognitive and speech delays, and    medically fragile individuals) a plus.

·         Special Education Early Childhood Experience

·         Maintain and implement the student's IEP for social and academic skills

·         Experience with inclusion, especially when caseload has more than one class.

·         Ability to train teachers and staff on best practices to meet student needs

·         Able to conduct observations and provide useful feedback and strategies for classroom teachers

·         Able to create and implement behavior management plans and train other on implementation.

·         Prepare and deliver appropriate daily and long-range lessons that motivate and challenge students according to their ability and actively involve them in the learning experience

·         Keep written evaluations of student performance on tests, quizzes, homework, class work and classroom participation

·         Keep students and parents informed about students performances and behaviors in a timely manner

·         Be receptive to parents' comments about how they see their children as learners

·         Be accountable for the location and safety of students, by maintaining a written record of student attendance and by reporting concerns to the office

·         Set an example for student attitude, respectfulness, courtesy, punctuality, confidentiality, morality, appearance, safety, responsibility, and enthusiasm

·         Provide prompt, complete, accurate and legible records and report

·         Enforce school policies for student discipline and either resolve or report infractions

·         Help students develop self-discipline and self-control

·         Respond positively to requests or suggestions from the administration and accept and implement constructive criticism

·         Seek assistance when appropriate, maintain an up-to-date certificate, and strive for self-improvement by participating in curriculum development, professional organizations, college courses, and exchanging ideas about teaching strategies with other educators

·         Maintain a professional attitude and a positive posture about education to the public

·         BA/BS degree, 3 years' experience

                                                              Please Email Resume to christine.madison@imagineschools.com

 

           

·         Who is Imagine Schools? We are an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Our mission is to help parents educate their children by creating learning communities of achievement and hope.

·         Imagine Schools was founded with the goal of restoring a sense of vision and purpose to the learning environment and to restoring schools and parents to full participation in and responsibility for the education of their children. Imagine Schools' founders, Dennis and Eileen Bakke, are passionate about making a difference in education by applying a unique organizational and operational structure guided by shared values of integrity, justice, and fun. This structure puts teachers and school leaders squarely in charge of the decisions affecting the schools they serve.

Our vision for new schools in the DC/MD region is to create dynamic, joy-filled learning communities where character is both taught and modeled, decision-making is shared, and all members of the school community take responsibility for achieving excellence. We seek to fulfill this vision through a commitment to content-rich learning, character development, and meaningful community.

                                                            

   

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