CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 80

JOB DESCRIPTION

Classification:             Certified                                                                                                                                 

Title:                           Teacher – Specialized Classroom

Calendar:                    new teacher (1960),  returning teacher (1961)

Salary:                        Certified

$3,000 Special Education Stipend

Notice of Nondiscrimination
Notificación de Non Discriminación

Job Goal:  To provide educational leadership through the Chandler Unified School District curriculum and to facilitate learning that challenges and supports all students in an equitable and safe environment and that meets the District mission and vision.    

Qualifications:

• Arizona Teaching Certificate
• AZ IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Appropriate approved areas/ endorsements maybe required depending on area of instruction
• Knowledge of computer applications
• Programming Options and Certification:
  1. Mild/Moderate (MiID)
  2. Severe/Profound (MoID)
  3. Emotional Disabilities
  4. Hearing Impaired
  5. Vision Impaired

Job Duties:

• Plan and implement a program of study that meets the individual needs of students based on their skills, abilities, and unique circumstances
• Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and/or objectives contained within each student’s IEP
• Create a weekly lesson plan describing daily learning experiences correlated with the aims and/or objectives in the curriculum guide and/or course outline
• Monitor and assess student progress in order to provide on-going feedback, report quarterly progress, and report annual progress on IEP goals
• Maintain both paper and electronic student records
• Complete duties as Service Coordinator for students assigned to individual workload (to include IEP paperwork, quarterly progress reports, data collection, parent communication, collaboration with team members, attendance)
• Identify and address specific student needs, and seek assistance from site department chair
• Communicate using organized, clear, and precise language
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
• Assist administration in implementing all policies and rules governing the development of proper student behavior
• Use effective behavior management strategies when working with students identified with disabilities to provide interventions and develop behavior intervention plans
• Develop and adhere to a class schedule addressing instructional periods, breaks, and participation in inclusive activities
• Create educational experiences that provide each student the opportunity to develop his/her potential in both academic and functional areas
• Promote and follow approved school district philosophy, policies, regulations and procedures
• Collaborate with classroom teachers regarding classroom adaptations, instructional modifications, adaptive equipment, behavior modification plans and other similar instructional interventions to meet the needs of students identified with disabilities
• Assume legal responsibility for the supervision of students on school property or in attendance at school-sponsored activities
• Strive to maintain and improve professional competence
• Assume individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision or other planning and professional assignments
• Maintain accurate, complete, legible and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
• Work with students individually or in small groups to reinforce concepts and skills
• Use effective strategies for management of behavior
• Attend parent conferences as requested
• Basic Knowledge of computers, software and applications
• Participate in department and school meetings
• Participate in District and school initiatives
• Meet additional job requirements as indicated by the District or site administration

Core Values/Professional Qualities:

• Function effectively as a team member
• Ability and desire to provide outstanding customer service
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Establish and maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to district dress code
• Maintain confidentiality
• Be a positive role model for students
• Adhere to district and school rules and procedures
• Ability to deliver and articulate oral presentations and written reports
• Ability to effectively and objectively analyze needs and problems
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, administration, and the general public

Physical Requirements

Positions in this classification typically require stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, pushing, reaching, lifting, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.  Employees may be subject to travel, body fluids, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and intense noise. Employees may be required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Position can require some degree of physical interaction with students who have difficulty controlling behavior.

Updated 11/4/2022