California Department of Education - La Verne, CA
posted 16 days ago
La Verne, CA
Administration of Human Resource Programs
About the position
Responsible for designing and implementing a multi-sensory individualized educational plan (IEP) for each severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children or children with autism or in a self-contained classroom with six to ten students; maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to effective individual diagnosis, prescription, correction and evaluation.
Responsibilities
- Reviews prior records of students in order to identify specific educational needs.
- Participates in IEP meetings in order to develop an educational plan that is also supportive of the student's therapeutic program.
- Periodically assesses and reports accomplishments relative to IEP.
- Works cooperatively within the multi-disciplinary milieu, therapeutic treatment setting with psychologists, child care staff, parents, various therapists and others to develop, implement, and facilitate each student's overall treatment plan and IEP.
- Administers formal and informal assessments to determine baseline levels of functioning and measure student progress.
- Utilizes current teaching methods and strategies to design lesson plans that will engage students in the learning process.
- Ensures opportunities for all students to actively participate in the learning process.
- Assigns homework that can be accomplished independently by the students.
- Prepares lesson plans weekly for review of Principal.
- Ensures plans are sufficiently detailed for substitute staff to follow in the event of an absence.
- Ensures lessons comply with course of study from the local school district and the California State Frameworks.
- Develops and implements effective behavior management techniques appropriate for SED students.
- Maintains a structured, organized and safe educational environment with posted classroom rules and schedules.
- Models appropriate behaviors.
- Develops and maintains individual and classroom records.
Requirements
- Current California Special Education Credential.
- Demonstrated skill in working with children or adolescents with Autism.
- Demonstrated skill in behavior management.
- Ability to pass and utilize Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and CPI, as required.
- Ability to pass and utilize First Aid and CPR certification, as required.
