Job Details Job ID: 4937828 Job Description Position Title: Autism Resource/Classroom Teacher Salary Range: Contract Length: Immediate Supervisor: Principal, Special Education Supervisor, Special Education Director Basic Function: Essential Duties & Responsibilities: + Collaborate with school staff to meet the individual needs of students. + Problem-solve with teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school staff + Conduct small group and individual trainings to increase understanding of students specific needs and facilitate appropriate accommodations + Work with School nurses, speech/language pathologists, related services professionals, parents, and outside agencies to provide a full range of services based on the students needs. + Assist school psychologists in determining eligibility for special education services. + Works with the CAT team to provide assistive technology, as needed. + Facilitate the successful school experience of students with autism including: + Transitions to new Schools + Curriculum, instruction, and materials accommodations per students IEPS + Organizational needs + Communication needs + Behavioral/social needs + Sensory modality needs + Transportation needs + On with parents of students with autism: + Provide autism information that is relevant to Students’ needs + Act as a liaison between home and School + Provide written verbal progress reports as indicated by the IEP, (daily to quarterly) + Provide direct interventions, as needed, for academics, social skills, and behavior. + Develop IEPs for students on the assigned caseload to assure that all needed components of the IEP meet the needs of the student and are Article 7 compliant. + Utilize available technology to increase student independence and engagement. + Participate in staff development and professional growth opportunities. + Participate in school-wide curriculum and assessment initiatives, as appropriate for individual students Qualifications: + Required experience and training + Licenses in at least one area of special education + Highly Qualified at the primary level + Applicant must not have had a recommendation for Positive Assistance/Probation on their most recent evaluation + History of timely submission of comprehensive and complete IEPs + Documented college course(s) on Applied Behavior Analysis (OR direct work experience supervised by a practicing Behavior Analyst), OR Training in the TEACHH Model (i.e., Structured Teaching) + Successful teaching experiences (verified through professional references) including: + Conduction social skills groups for high functioning students with ASD + Visually structuring academic tasks (i.e., TEACCH model) + Organizing sensory diets for specific students with ASD + Supporting students with ASD in general education classrooms + Structuring the environment with: + Visual schedules that support all the activities of the day + Independent work citations to support independence + Task Analysis of academic skills that show a student the visual relationship between various aspects of the task to be learned + Skills in designing accommodations for general dedication classrooms, to help students with ASD better understand the expectations + Experience with differentiating diagnosis of ASD from other disabilities + Professional strengths which include: + Ability to maintain a calm, supporting manner i the face of concurrent, multiple student challenges + Effective collaboration skills with general education teachers + Ability to develop through IEPs with effective Behavioral Intervention Plans + Excellent organizational skills, including a visual schedule for all staff who are assigned to work with specific students + Ability to train and direct several paraprofessional to work efficiently in the same classroom + Strong data keeping system + Skillful in “saying less” and “showing more” when working with students + Excellent oral and written communication skills Physical Demands: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other technologies and office equipment, sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time; kneeling; bending at the waist; lifting; pushing; pulling and carrying equipment, supplies and materials weighing up to 25 pounds; repetitive hand movement and fine coordination to use a computer keyboard; emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and to keep all aspects of the job under control; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone; seeing to read; prepare and assure the accuracy of documents. Position Type: Full-time Positions Available: 1 Job Categories Special Education, Autism