Teacher (Middle School) - Sand Hill School

Job Summary:

The Classroom Teacher is responsible for designing a personalized program for each student that leads to increased student outcomes and a successful transition to a more typical classroom.  The Classroom teacher collaborates effectively with their teaching partner in the classroom to deliver instruction, assess and track student progress, and effectively communicate with parents. This position currently reports to the Assistant/Head of School. Classroom size is up to 12 students!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach a classroom of students with learning and attention challenges; create written weekly planner detailing instruction and class schedule.

• Conduct comprehensive review of each student’s file and conversations with parents and specialists in order to develop a written personalized learning plan for each student.

• Take time to reflect on instruction and share reflections with teaching partner as appropriate in order to continually deliver effective instruction; note reflections in student’s file as adjustments and interventions are implemented.

• Formally and informally assess each child to fully understand the student’s strengths and challenges; keep written track of these in student’s file.

• Collaborate with colleagues throughout the school and CHC in order to deliver effective instruction and ensure students are reaching their learning goals.

• Plan instruction to meet multiple modes of learning (instruction, student expression and student engagement) as evidenced in written weekly planner.

• Recognize each student’s strengths and teach to those strengths by creating a written strength-based profile for each student.

• Closely monitors classroom budget.

• Fully participates in all school activities (including parent ed classes).

• Attend Sand Hill School and CHC identified special events and activities.

• Participate in Parent Visits as assigned.

• Willingly participate in review/reflection/evaluation process.

• Develop collegiality within and across disciplines at CHC to build rapport and. professional collaboration with the larger CHC staff.

• Develop collegial relationships with outside professionals to promote cross referrals.

• Maintain commitment to child safety, mandated reporting duty, and professional boundaries.

• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Education and Qualifications:

• Has 2-4 years of classroom teaching experience.

• Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.

• Either has a special education teaching certification/credential OR is currently working toward earning certification/credential (preferred).

• Has experience with neurodiverse students with learning differences, ranging from 5-14 years of age.

• Worked in a Special Education setting (preferred).

• Technological skills (Google classroom, Google Suite).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Know their students well and adapt instruction to meet individual student needs.

• Are responsible for ensuring that all students in the class meet or exceed expected growth.

• Act professionally in all situations.

• Work with their colleagues to develop instruction and monitor student progress.

• Communicate effectively with parents regarding student needs and student growth.

• Communicate frequently with parents in which both parents and teachers learn from each other in the best interest of the student.

• Effectively team and collaborate with all professionals in order to maximize student progress.

• Regularly and effectively communicate and plan with colleagues.

• Genuinely enjoy being with their students and make the classroom a joyful place.

• Recognize their students’ strengths and contributions to the classroom community.

• Are experts in working with students who struggle with learning and attention challenges and know the best intervention to use given the situation.

• Manage the classroom well —are explicit with student expectations and boundaries and know when and how to intervene to ensure positive results and model exemplary classroom management skills.

• Are skilled in delivering instruction that is developmentally appropriate, as well as direct & explicit, multisensory, appropriately paced as well as structured & systematic.

• Set individual student goals and regularly monitor and track student learning to ensure students are progressing in meeting goals.

• Willing and eager to use technology to support learning, instruction and productivity.

• Seek out opportunities to grow professionally.

Physical and Special Job Requirements:

• Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time for instruction and supervision.

• Flexibility will be required in work schedule.

Contact with Others: Extensive interpersonal interaction with peers and outside contacts.