Special Education RISE Co-Teacher - IDEA Palmview College Prep (Immediate Opening)
$48,194–$48,194 year
On-siteMission, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Assist in the educational and social development of students with significant cognitive and/or pervasive developmental disabilities under the direction of facilitators and classroom teachers. Implement Individual Education Plans, monitor student progress, and provide support inside and outside the classroom to enable full participation in activities. Work with professionals such as speech and occupational therapists, assist with maintaining student records, and support students with emotional or behavioral concerns. Daily living assistance may include feeding, lifting, and toileting in the Life Skills Unit, while school bus riding to accompany students may be required before or after school. This role focuses on functional curricula for daily living and vocational skills within IDEA Public Schools' Pre-K-12 network.
Required Qualifications
- At least 48 college hours
- Willingness to pursue a Special Education teaching certification
- Capable of physically assisting students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining)
- Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
- Hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience working with children with cognitive and/or pervasive developmental disabilities
- Special Education teaching certification
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