POSITION OPENS: May 15, 2023

POSITION CLOSES: May 24, 2023

Certificated Base Salary Range: https://www.ksd.org/hr-landing/benefits-salary-schedules

Benefits Available: www.ksd.org/departments/payroll-benefits

Qualifications Required:
1. Valid Washington State Teacher's Certificate appropriate for elementary

2. Endorsement in Special Education
3. Satisfactory Evaluations

Qualifications Preferred:
1. Successful experience in planning and implementing programming for students with autism, in the targeted age group within the past five years.

Provide for basic education assistance in core subject areas and prepare lessons.
2. Successful teaching experience with students with significant behavior disabilities.

3. Physical stamina as required to assist and keep pace with students with autism.

4. Demonstrated knowledge as it relates to students with autism:

• Skills and interest in teaching students of all abilities;
• Successful experience implementing positive support plans;
• Successful experience working with students with significant behavioral needs; and
• Successful experience maintaining a positive, productive, learning climate within the classroom as well as positive communication links with parents and colleagues.

5. Ability to work as a cooperative team player within the department and school structure
6. Demonstrated knowledge as it relates to students with autism:

• Ability to apply developmentally appropriate practices;
• Ability to implement the legal requirements regarding special education, including district policy and procedures;
• Knowledge of standardized and informal assessment options and the ability to develop IEP’s with a wide variety of disabled students;
• Ability to develop curricula and instructional methods that meet special education student learning needs; and
• Willingness to support students in an inclusionary program and, at times, in a self-contained classroom as needed.
• Punctual and consistent attendance

7. Willingness to make school-wide decisions based on “what’s best for kids”.

8. Success in managing and modifying disruptive student behaviors, executive functioning deficits, and social/personal/responsibility behaviors that may be associated with students with Autism

9.Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with MDT and Community Based Learning Sites.

10. Knowledge of and experience in teaching reading, writing, and math using Journey's and Origo curriculum and the Common Core Standards as identified by Kennewick School District to special need students

11. Participate in team teaching situations with general educators.

12. Evidence of training and experience in curriculum development.

13. Evidence of training and experience utilizing computer technology for word processing, spreadsheet activities (i.e. Excel), presentation (i.e. Power Point), grading, recording attendance, and communicating by e-mail, and implementing these into daily classroom use required.

14. Evidence of maintaining a positive, productive learning climate within the classroom as well as with parents and colleagues.

15. Demonstrated leadership in professional activities related to special education.

16. Willingness to follow school-wide progressive discipline plan.

17. Willingness to be engaged in the school, including: being part of building committees and attending school-wide events sponsored by the school and/or PTO.

18. Attend building and district trainings, when offered.

19. Punctual and consistent attendance.

Job Description:
The successful candidate for Southridge High School will be expected to:
1. Be responsible for the educational programming of students with autism as placed by the district in the program.
2. Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request.
3. Participate in the development of an integrated curriculum with other curricular area classes and its implementation into instruction.
4. Develop and implement individualized education programs (IEP’s) including school-to-work transition components.
5. Maintain current IEP’s and monthly student information reports as well as serving as the IEP case manager for students on their caseload.
6. Plan appropriate programs for students in conjunction with Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members and parents.
7. Write goals and objectives that facilitate and measure student growth.
8. Regularly monitor the progress of students, making changes in programming if appropriate.
9. Assume responsibility for productive use of a classroom educational assistants.
10. Communicate regularly and pro-actively with students and parents regarding progress and behavior.
11. Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with others.
12. Attend and participate in faculty and team meetings.
13. Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules and administrative regulations.
14. Maintain the confidentiality of student and family information.
15. Consult with administrators, regular education teachers, community agencies, the court system and the specialists about the educational programming of students with disabilities, as appropriate.

16. Work with school and district level experts in designing a personal, social, and responsibility program to best fit the needs to the students in the program

17. Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mobility: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time, push or pull 50 lbs., sit, kneel and crouch, twist and bend, use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arm.

Sense: The employee is required to talk/hear conversations and other sounds. The employee must be able to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. The employee is required to taste and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Lifting: The employee must be able to lift or move up to 50 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 100 lbs; must also be able to lift overhead. The employee may be required to physically move quickly in an emergency or while performing student supervision duties.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Hazards: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work outdoors in a wide variety of temperatures; from -10 degrees F to 100 degrees F +. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.

**COMPLETION OF SAFE SCHOOLS WEB BASED TRAINING IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT**