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Catapult Learning
Special Education Teacher
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Edtech.com's Summary
Catapult Learning is hiring a Special Education Teacher. The role supports students facing learning, social, and emotional challenges by delivering SESI's evidence-based instructional models and its positive behavioral interventions and supports framework, with smaller classes and added support services. The teacher works with school teams and families to tailor guidance to each student and maintains the individualized records special education requires.
Highlights
- Teach students from diverse developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, using SESI's instructional models, strategies, and curricula to build knowledge, confidence, and character.
- Develop and maintain individualized, skill-appropriate lesson plans.
- Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to protect students and staff.
- Maintain student documents such as individualized education plans (IEPs), behavior intervention plans (BIPs), incident reports, and high-risk evaluation forms.
- Record and track student growth and progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals.
- Supervise and monitor students, including while they travel to and from locations within the school.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and a valid teaching credential appropriate to the role.
- Physical demands include moving swiftly in response to student needs, lifting and assisting students with mobility challenges (up to 50 pounds or more), and picking up on students' non-verbal cues while working on a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours a day.
- Posted pay range of $65,000 to $80,000 per year.
Special Education Teacher Full Description
Overview
What you can expect to do.
Uncover the light and potential in each student by diagnosing and addressing learning, social, and emotional skill gaps. Collaborate with school teams and families to offer personalized guidance and deliver SESI’s own evidence-based learning and instructional models, as well as positive behavioral interventions and support framework. You’ll inspire, empower, and transform with our innovative learning approach, unique instructional environments, smaller class sizes, and the support services students need to shine.
Responsibilities
- Work with a diverse group of students from varying developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Use SESI’s instructional models, strategies, and curricula to teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and meet the needs of all students.
- Develop and maintain individualized skill-appropriate lesson plans.
- Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation techniques, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain the safety of students and staff.
- Maintain student documents such as individualized education plans (IEPs), behavior intervention plans (BIPs), incident reports, and high-risk evaluation forms.
- Drive, record, and track student growth and progress toward academic, social, and emotional goals.
- Supervise and monitor students, including to and from locations within the school.
Qualifications
What we expect of you.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
- Valid teaching credential appropriate to the role.
- Commitment to learning and implementing feedback.
- Adaptability and flexibility.
SESI.R5
Posted Salary Range
USD $65,000.00 - USD $80,000.00 /Yr.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to run short distances and move swiftly in response to student needs, including bending, kneeling, and crouching.
- Ability to lift and assist students with mobility challenges, often requiring the handling of up to 50 pounds or more.
- Skill in managing fine motor tasks, such as helping students with writing, manipulating small objects, or using adaptive devices.
- Ability to operate a computer or tablet for up to 8 hours daily.
- Capacity to notice and respond to non-verbal cues from students
- Capacity to remain calm and composed during physically and emotional demanding situations, ensuring student safety and well-being
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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