Special Education Teacher
The Westside Atlanta Charter School teacher has a pioneering spirit, is a reform-minded individual, creative and committed to creating an exemplary learning environment to support the academic achievement of a diverse school population. The teacher is committed to the vision and mission of Westside Atlanta Charter School, its governing board, community, parents, colleagues, and students.
Responsibilities
Champion the Core Values
Support and promote the vision, mission and core values of holistic growth, community belonging, curious minds, and academic excellences.
Support and promote Westside Atlanta Charter School’s focus on literacy, project based learning, and social emotional learning.
Embrace the school’s commitment to diversity and serve as an ambassador for families and the community, at large, that represent various ethnicities, races, income levels and backgrounds.
Planning and Preparation
Demonstrate content knowledge and pedagogy including planning and developing student-centered instructional activities that result in authentic, real-world applications of knowledge.
Demonstrate skill in planning differentiated learning activities based on the diverse instructional needs of students and the Georgia Performance Standards.
Demonstrate skill in planning instructional units by using appropriate instructional resources including design thinking, textbooks, manipulative aids, models, instructional technology, online resources, and others.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to structure content by planning activities that progress from simple to complex and are connected in vertical and horizontal alignment.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to plan assessment activities before, during and after a lesson to determine whether students achieved the intended goals.
Classroom Environment
Establish a classroom built on respect and rapport between teacher and student and student to student. Quickly and quietly handle misconduct without disrupting the learning environment.
Establish a culture for learning by setting high expectations, modeling exemplary work, and encouraging students to take pride in their work.
Establish clear classroom procedures so instruction occurs during efficient and effective use of instructional time.
Manage student behavior by establishing clear rules of conduct for in-class and out-of-class activities, monitor student behavior, assure that students are engaged in activities they can do with minimal confusion.
Westside Atlanta Charter School – Special Education Teacher Job Description
Professional Responsibilities
Organize physical space so students can perform the work assigned during whole group and small group assignments, and so that materials and supplies are readily accessible.
Collaborate with other classroom teachers, school psychologists, learning disabilities specialists, and speech/hearing specialists, to provide an integrated plan for developing the capacities of their students.
Create and evaluate Individual Education Plans (IEP) for students.
Observe and maintain accurate IEP and EIP student records.
Update parents on the progress of their students and enlist parent support with behavior control and home activities designed to supplement classroom lessons.
Demonstrate exemplary oral and written communications.
Form collegial relationships to plan and assess student-centered learning units and to assure vertical and cross-curricular alignment of instructional objectives.
Actively participate in all professional development activities. Keep abreast of current research-based practices and use them to improve instructional effectiveness.
Requirements
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree or higher
Holds current Georgia Teaching Certificate or evidence of training which leads to a certificate
Salary
Commensurate with experience