Position Type:
Early Childhood/Pre-School Special Education
Date Posted:
9/8/2024
Location:
Bush Early Education Center
Date Available:
9/2024
Closing Date:
09/11/2024
District:
Brandywine School District FLSA Status: Exempt Terms of Employment: 10 Months/Year Benefits Type: Benefited - Regular Full-Time Reports To: Building Principal / Director of Special Education Salary: Salary: Commensurate with the Brandywine School District's Teacher Salary Schedule To Apply: Click "Apply" designated near the Job ID on the main employment web page for complete application instructions. Job Goal: To maintain special education records for the building(s) assigned (audit files and student management computer systems). Staff will work cooperatively with instructional personnel to provide the most appropriate programs for students with disabilities including speech/language therapists, occupational and physical therapists, and school psychologists, counselors and social workers to determine eligibility, placement and programming for special education services. Job Qualifications:
• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education, Master's Degree preferred.
• Current Certification as a Teacher of Exceptional Children Special Education
• Must have at least 3 years' experience as a Special Education teacher.
• Must have a high degree of organizational skills as well as computer literacy.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Outstanding ability to motivate and build relationships with students and parents to promote student achievement and strengthen community partnerships.
• Commendable history of effective leadership, extra-curricular participation, an acceptable attendance record, and exemplary performance.
Essential Functions:
• Select and administer formal and informational assessments to determine student eligibility for special education services according to federal and Delaware's Administrative Manual for Special Education Services.
• Participate/facilitate IEP meeting regarding eligibility, IEP development, appropriate placement, Manifestation Determinations and transition.
• Provide staff development training to assist school personnel in the identification and understanding of students with disabilities (if requested).
• Compile, maintain and file all reports, records and other documentation required (paper and student management computer system).
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, and the Brandywine School District board policy in the area of assessment, placement, and planning for special education services.
• Consult with parents and staff concerning the educational and emotional /behavioral needs of students and interpretation of assessment data.
• Represent BSD in IEP meetings for students placed in programs outside of the district.
Location: Claymont, DE
Posted: Sept. 12, 2024, 6:23 a.m.
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