Special Education Teacher
East Greenwich Township Board of Education
Mickleton, NJ
Full-time
Education
Posted on September 2, 2020
The East Greenwich Township School District has the following positions available for the 2020 – 2021 school year:
- Interim Special Education Teacher – K-6 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities certificates required
- Substitute Teachers
- Substitute Custodians
The Township of East Greenwich is west of Mantua and north of Mullica Hill. Our community is conveniently located between Interstate 295 and Route 55, within minutes of the New Jersey Turnpike. We are a Prek–6 school district with two schools on the same campus.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Conducts assessments, testing and diagnostic examinations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues, and recommending courses of action or corrective procedures to overcome issues and maximize learning
- Participates in the development and implementation of developing Individual Educational Plans ("IEP") for students
- Assists students and teaching staff in implementing students' IEP's and behavior management plans
- Coordinates with outside agencies, organizations and institutions, including state and federal authorities as needed
- Coordinates with administrators and other teaching staff members to ascertain individual student's abilities and needs, including students with special needs, and to familiarize stakeholders with social work services
- Serves as ready resource to students and parents to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and behavioral management; serves as liaison between home and school
- Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research, and by maintaining professional relationships with members of institutions of higher learning and the business community
- Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping and providing student information to prospective colleges and employers, as required by district procedures and applicable laws
- Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents
- Assists in the orientation of new teachers, and provides in-service training in guidance
- Selects and requisitions appropriate books, aids and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records
- Develops and administers school elementary curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives
- Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction
- Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs; conducts individual and small group instruction as needed
- Instructs students in the principles of responsible citizenship and other subject matters specified in applicable laws, as well as administrative regulations and procedures of the school system
- Ensures that student conduct conforms to the school's standards and school district policies, and establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Coordinates with other elementary professional staff members, especially within grade level, to evaluate and assess curriculum, and participates in faculty meetings and committees
- Selects and requisitions appropriate books, instructional aides and other supplies and equipment and maintains inventory records
- Supervises students in activities that take place out of the classroom during the school day, including activities involving school transportation
- Administers standardized tests in accordance with District testing programs
- Integrates technology into daily instruction
- Uses appropriate and current instructional pedagogy and data to effect positive growth in all students
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