Special Education Classroom Teacher

LOCATION: New Westminster, BC

POSITION STATUS: Full Time (year-round school)

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

BENEFITS: Extended health and medical coverage; 2 weeks paid vacation; Annual raise; Performance bonus; Professional development budget

HOURS OF WORK: 8:00am - 4:30pm

CLOSING DATE: October 21, 2022

START DATE: Immediately

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PALS Autism School is a year-round Ministry of Education designated Special Education school providing individualized programming for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. To learn more, visit www.palsautismschool.ca

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Head of School for operational issues and academic matters, the Special Education Classroom Teacher is responsible for creating and updating Individualized Education Plans, providing small group and one-to-one academic instruction, assessing and evaluating student progress each term, and preparing and organizing the classroom environment. Classrooms have approximately 7-10 diverse students with moderate to severe autism, and the ages can range from 5-11 or 12-18 years of age. The Special Education Classroom Teacher will work collaboratively with the ABA Program team to support the Intensive Behaviour Intervention program of each student, and they will also work collaboratively with the school’s SLP and OT Consultants on relative goals. The Special Education Classroom Teacher will communicate regularly with families and caregivers in-person and via the mobile school app, as well as participate in parent meetings as needed. The Special Education Classroom Teacher will work together with ABA Program Team to supervise and support Educational Instructors who are in the classroom to assist students with group learning and behaviour management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful applicant will have strong verbal and written communication skills, experience with literacy and numeracy assessments, experience making modifications and adaptations to curriculum for individualized needs in a Special Education setting, and a working knowledge of classroom behaviour management strategies based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a Behaviour Interventionist, and/or experience in a Special Education classroom, as well as previous crisis training (i.e., Safety Care, Non-violent Crisis Intervention, Mandt). They will also be physically strong, energetic, enthusiastic, and capable of working with a diverse range of learners with moderate to severe autism. Must have a valid BC Ministry of Education teaching certificate, or equivalent with the ability to qualify for a Letter of Permission from the BC Teacher Regulation Branch.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.