TEACHER

Job Description

Job Description

Special Education Teacher

St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities.

We are currently seeking A Special Education Teacher who will be responsible for teaching and supervising a class of special needs students utilizing various techniques to promote learning.

Examples of Essential Functions : .

• Supervise and evaluate classroom staff, providing training, instruction, and support.
• Assume primary responsibility for every student in the class and their total programming needs.
• Develop and implement an IEP for each child, assessing both formally and informally, areas of strength and areas of need.
• Develop functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, or other reports (ESY, justification for one-to-one, etc.) as needed.
• Lead weekly team meetings to develop theme-based plans and activities, individualizing for each student as appropriate to their needs.

Complete weekly team meeting notes that reflect therapists’ participation and assignments for assistants.

Provide and have available daily written plans (lesson plan books).

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in special education, and holds or is eligible for District of Columbia teaching certification with appropriate endorsement.

Prior experience working with people with intellectual disabilities

• Knowledge and understanding of students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities.
• Ability to evaluate problems and progress of assigned students.
• Ability to work with parents, aides, and specialists in developing a constructive and healthful learning environment.
• Ability to learn and adapt new methods and techniques.
• Ability to supervise, train, and discipline assigned staff.

Benefits :

• Health, Dental & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid vacations
• Convenient Metro-accessible location
• 403B with company match
• Free life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, and more

Apply on Stcoletta.org / careers.