Job Description
Title: Teacher, Life Skills & Autism Support (High School)
Reports To: Principal
Supervises: Instructional Assistant, Autism Support
Employee Type: Full-Time, School Year Only, Salaried, Exempt

SUMMARY

The Autism Support Teacher will develop and implement an effective educational program for the students assigned to the Autism Support program; assist classroom teachers in developing plans/strategies for student success; creatively design and assign activities that modify the general curriculum to appropriately meet students’ needs. Provide direct and timely specialist assistance to students in regular classes with disability and additional learning and support needs and their teachers. Emphasize the needs of individual students, school priorities, and evidence-based programs to assist students with additional learning and support needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A four-year college degree and PA Special Education (PK-12) Teacher Certification. Autism endorsement preferred. If certification is from a different state, PA certification must be obtained within determined a timeframe.
• Experience with Verbal Behavior Program preferred
• Demonstrated competence teaching, with a record of successfully impacting student achievement
• Demonstrated competence as a special education teacher.
• Ability to set priorities and adapt to change
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiated instruction based upon student learning styles
• Knowledge of basic computer operations
• Required Clearances include Criminal Background Clearance (Act 34), Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151), and FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114), all dated within one year of receipt
• Meets criteria for employment in a PA Public School

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to b performed by the employee in this position. The employee will be required to perform other duties requested by the supervisor and/or school administrator.

• Assist classroom teachers with instructional strategies to facilitate inclusion
• Complete all necessary special education forms
• Determine student progress by collecting and monitoring appropriate data
• Coordinate and facilitate parent meetings
• Calmly and effectively deal with student problem behavior
• Understand and implement empirically supported behavioral interventions
• Assists the classroom and special areas teachers with curriculum modifications and adaptations for individual students.
• Establish an instructional/learning environment for students to reinforce appropriate student behavior
• Develop a variety of instructional activities to meet the students’ individual goals/objectives based on the student’s IEP
• Selects appropriate materials for implementation of CCS curriculum and adapts materials and methods to learning styles and abilities of students.
• Submit reports in a timely manner to coincide with IEP review meetings
• Enforces the CCS Student Code of Conduct, the CCS Uniform Code, and the CCS Computer Usage Code
• Promotes good citizenship through actions as a role model
• Conducts himself or herself according to professional, ethical principles that reflect favorably upon the individual and the school
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality pertaining to school and students’ information, progress, and records
• Assumes other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and/or school administrator
• Abides by the CCS Employee Manual, CCS policies and procedures, and all current PA Public School expectations

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate depending on the specific sit