Focused Staffing
False Pass, AK
Dec 06, 2025
1 special education teacherthth grade self contained classroom jobs found
Job Description
Job Description
Among other things, the Learning Support Teacher is responsible for:
- Assessing students’ developmental, cognitive, emotional and social needs and learning styles
- Completing academic testing as required, utilizing the resulting information along with classroom observations to identify students to be placed in or out of the Special Education program
- Developing, monitoring, and reporting on all IEPs within the established guidelines
- Providing case management to identified Special Education students; this includes but is not limited to arranging and verifying all IEP team meetings, issuing documentation in compliance with federal time lines for all special education processes and maintaining all related documentation
- Ensuring differentiated instruction, accommodations, modifications and other IEP considerations are occurring consistently as outlined in the IEP
- Completing IEP Progress Reports for each student to coincide with progress reports issued on a trimester basis
- Acting as an advocate for all students to ensure that their needs are being met
- Evaluating student performance and sharing information with the classroom teacher, support teachers, and administration
- Working in cooperation with classroom teachers to identify students who may be at risk academically and/or behaviorally, and creating/implementing RtI plans as necessary
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
- Pennsylvania Department of Education Certification in Special Education (7-12 or K-12)
- International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme experience a plus
- Understanding and commitment to inclusive learning
- Strong research, planning, and organizational skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with MS Office
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