Center for Developmentally Disabled·Blue Springs, Missouri
The role involves teaching students with developmental disabilities to meet learning and behavioral goals as outlined in IEPs. Responsibilities include developing age-appropriate curricula, collecting progress data, and collaborating with parents and school staff.
Center for Developmentally Disabled (CDD) / Rainbow Center is a private, not-for-profit corporation founded in 1972. CDD provides residential care services, day habilitation to adults with developmental disabilities and private separate school for children ages 3-21 with communicative and developmental disabilities, in the greater Kansas City, MO area.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Summary/Objective To work in partnership with the school staff, the school districts, parents/guardians, and case managers, to teach students and help them to meet learning and/or behavioral goals as outlined in the curriculum, the school’s plan and/or specialized plans, such as the Individual Educational Program (IEP). Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Develop programming and teaching curriculum for age-appropriate programs for children with special developmental and behavioral needs.
Develop goals and objectives for recreational and gross motor interventions such as sports, games, dance, drama, arts, and crafts to address the needs of students to improve physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning.
Provide data for evaluations and documentation reports as required for review and update progress report cards quarterly.
Provide creative non-fail, self-esteem building activities through all modalities, with emphasis in prereadiness, self-help, and behavior management.
Develop lesson plans for efficient and effective teaching techniques, and substitute plans as needed. Follow behavior plans as stated in the IEP.
Communicate with parents in a positive manner both on the phone as needed and during IEP meetings.
Develop and implement daily class schedule cooperatively with other staff members.
Collect data on daily and periodic basis for probe data to determine success and benchmark outcomes, share data on a periodic basis with Team Leader and Director of Special Education to determine success and accountability of teaching methods, teaching techniques and skills.
Maintain room cleanliness, orderliness and storage of materials and equipment, keep classroom bulletin boards updated.
Provide leadership and direction for paraprofessional staff within your classroom and other classrooms as needed. Contribute to annual staff evaluations as requested for paraprofessional staff under your supervision. Also, participate with administrator in annual personal evaluation.
Adhere to policies and procedures outlined in the staff handbook, policies & procedures manual and Code of Ethics.
Maintain required licensures and certifications.
Attend required training classes, staffing, in-services and meetings as requested.
Assist in the completion of MAP-A, MAP and other state testing training as required.
Participate in fundraising activities and public relations opportunities on behalf of the organization as able and appropriate.
Meet all deadlines set by the Director of Special Education and/or other supervisors.
Other duties as assigned. Competencies
Attention to detail.
Computer skills
Well organized
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Confidentiality
Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
Perform a broad range of simultaneous duties.
Flexibility
Person Centered focused.
Sufficient experience in individualized program development
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and type in English. Supervisory Responsibility Does not supervise others. Oversees the staff and students in the classroom. Work Environment This job operates in a school setting with exposure to high levels of noise, human elements such as (blood, urine, etc.); frequent interruptions and fast-paced working conditions. In this role standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines are routinely used. Physical Demands The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, climb or bend, getting up & down from the floor repeatedly. The employee must constantly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position with core hours of work 8:00AM-3:30PM Travel None
Candidates must possess strong communication and organizational skills with experience in individualized program development. The role requires the ability to maintain required licensures and certifications and perform physical tasks including lifting up to 50 pounds.
Market context
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