POSITION SUMMARY:
Under
the direction of the
Assistant Instructional Supervisor, the Resource Teacher – Instructional
Supports will be responsible for monitoring, training, and providing technical
assistance to schools to successfully implement instructional supports and
intervention programs for students with disabilities. The Resource Teacher –
Instructional Supports will coach educators on the delivery of instruction of
identified intervention programs and collaborate with the principal and special
educators to monitor the fidelity of program implementation and provide
recommendations for adjustments if necessary. The incumbent of this position
will conduct intervention data audits and provide summary progress reports on
selection and use of interventions to various key stakeholders. The Resource Teacher
– Instructional Supports will work closely with select vendors to support the
rostering and management of the online platform system for specific
interventions and will provide schools with technical assistance on conducting,
scoring and report writing of educational assessments.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Provides
coaching, mentoring, training and resource support for the selection, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of instructional supports and interventions across
the district;
Collects
and analyzes data to provide feedback to principals and the Department of
Special Education on the fidelity of the implementation of instructional
supports and intervention programs;
Conducts
educational assessments, writes reports, provides technical assistance to
schools on the administration, scoring and score interpretation of educational
assessments;
Conducts
intervention data audits on the selection, use and progress monitoring of
instructional supports and interventions;
Assists
in the scheduling and rostering of students to online instructional supports
and intervention programs;
Collaborates
with selected vendors to support the management of the online platform system
for specific instructional supports and interventions;
Keeps
abreast of the latest research, best practices, developments and techniques in
the delivery of instructional supports and interventions for students with
disabilities;
Provides
modeling and strategies for optimum teaching delivery and student results;
Develops
and provides training to support the knowledge, understanding and delivery of
instructional supports and interventions; and
Performs
other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Knowledge
of state standards, special education regulations, policies and procedures,
including specially designed instruction to support special educators across
the K-12 continuum;
Knowledge
of reading and mathematics intervention implementation, and classroom
management for all students with disabilities;
Knowledge
of high leverage practices and evidence-based instructional resource/strategies
to support the implementation of specially designed instruction for students
with disabilities;
Knowledge
in the continuum of services for students with disabilities, including
familiarity with the alternate instructional framework and assessment;
Knowledge
and experience in the administration of the Response to Intervention (RtI)
model, which integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level
prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior
problems;
Excellent
planning, organization, communications (oral and written), and human relations
skills;
Possesses
proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google Suite
and skilled using the internet for work related research;
Experience
in the administration, scoring and report writing of educational assessments;
Ability
to work in partnership with others to achieve a common goal and/or necessary
objective; builds rapport and cooperative relationships with others and
actively participates as a member of the team to move the team forward; and
Ability
to organize and prioritize within a fast paced, rigorous environment and to
analyze issues, shift priorities and cope with ambiguity.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university in applicable
field of education required; Master’s degree preferred. Special
Education teaching experience having taught students with disabilities and
trained in the delivery of specially designed instruction.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A
Professional Certificate (Advanced Professional Certificate preferred)
appropriate to area of assignment issued by the Maryland State Department of
Education.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.