Special Education Teacher Job Listing at Fusion in Raleigh, NC (Job ID 6198251)

Description

Our Campus is looking for a Fall 2024 Special Education Teacher! This position provides a student centered, supportive classroom that promotes compassion and tolerance, emotional security, resourcefulness, and independent critical thinking while addressing the individual academic and emotional needs of each student through Fusion's differentiated approach.

Position Summary:

The Special EducationTeacher ensures that the school is appropriately serving students with disabilities. They are responsible for helping families feel supported and assisting the teachers and leadership team in delivering a successful social, emotional, and academic experience.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• As the Special Education Teacher; Teaching – Maintaining a case load of students who need that specific resource.
• Gather and analyze information from outside professionals and collaborate with them to ensure generalization of skills.
• Support teachers in understanding various disabilities and delivering creative accommodations that meet student's needs.
• Consulting with other teachers on campus who might need support working with a student with challenging learning issues.
• Reviewing testing and documentation from other sources to support supplementary Formal Education Plan writing (accommodations and goals.)
• Providing professional development to staff around particular diagnosis, symptoms, and interventions.
• Attending student team meetings and student weekly meetings where needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Master's degree **or** Certificate in Educational Therapy, Special Education, **or** similar advanced educational background in learning disabilities, ADHD, and emotional disorders is mandatory.
• Experience with students with learning differences and ADHD is mandatory.
• Four to seven years of experience or training.
• Managerial, program development, and leadership experience necessary.
• A background in counseling or education.
• Patience and a problem-solving approach to issues.
• Strong working knowledge of special education accommodations and modifications.
• Our ideal candidate is an outgoing, well-organized individual who is eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting.

Competencies Desired:

• Deep respect and understanding for teaching and learning.
• Knowledge and expertise in educational resources and best practices for secondary students.
• Extensive knowledge of mild to moderate disabilities.
• Creative solutions for struggling learners.
• Proactive communication with leadership team and families of students with disabilities.
• Desire and skills to collaborate successfully with teams of teachers.
• Commitment to constant self-improvement.
• Other job related competencies: honesty/integrity, highly organized, follow-through on commitments, persistence, proactivity, calm under pressure, strategic thinking/visioning, creativity/innovation, enthusiasm, listening skills, pro-active communication, persuasion.
• Other cultural competencies): intelligent, patient, ability to handle a fast paced environment, continuous learner, passionate, engaging, personable, high EQ, collaborative, empathic.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

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