Job Description:
Overview
Union City Community Schools is committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding teachers with the ability to inspire, engage, and who desire to make a difference in the lives of students.This position will be .5 Resource Room Teacher and .5 Special Education Teacher Consultant.

Responsibilities for Resource Room Teacher

Teaching and Learning:

Understand the Michigan Academic Standards, Benchmarks, and Grade Level Content Expectations.
Establish clear learning targets and lesson plans for every lesson to promote student growth.
Build rigorous and aligned assessments and consistently implement instructional best practices.

Classroom Culture:

Positive relationships are evident, procedures are clea. Student and teacher interactions promote a growth mindset and student-leaders are cultivated.
Family and Community:
Consistently develop strong relationships with students’ families while diligently informing parents of expectations, positive news, and/or concerns about their children.

Professional Responsibilities:

Actively participate in professional learning communities (PLCs) with colleagues to improve teaching and student learning. Reflect on instruction and leadership while contributing ideas, expertise, and time to the mission and goals of the school.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Education and Experience:

Committed to high academic achievement, and high expectations for all students.
Able to be a positive team player and communicate effectively with colleagues, supervisors, students, and families.
Open to being coached and receiving feedback to advance learning and growth for students.
Professional with high personal standards and integrity.
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University or be upcoming graduates in an accredited teacher preparation program. If you hold a teaching license in another state, you must apply for a Michigan teaching license.
Meet Michigan Teaching Certification Requirements.
Meet all state and federal requirements.
Compensation
Salary is based on education and experience as per contract. Contract is available to view at www.unioncityschools.org/budget/index.

Responsibilities for Special Education Teacher ConsultantJob Description
Job Description:
Overview
Responsible to provide supportive services and staff development to general education and special education teachers, administrators and parents/guardians on behalf of students who qualify for special education services. May support school psychologists in gathering information pertinent to student needs by attending child study FIB/BIP meetings, etc to support student growth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

Conduct informal assessment of students to assist in the determination of eligibility and present level of educational performance.
Assist in the development of an educational program with appropriate instructional techniques and curriculum that can be used successfully in the classroom.
Complete and present a written TC evaluation report to parents/guardians and the local educational agency with required timelines.
Participate in IEPT, MET and other meetings as appropriate.
Consult with other personnel including teachers, principals, other ancillary staff and parents/guardians to support student goals.
Provide staff development and parent/guardian training.
Establishes and maintains appropriate records, reports and procedures including, but not limited to, behavioral data and student progress on IEP goals/objectives.
Support behavioral analysis and program planning for behaviorally disordered children.
Conduct classroom observations.
Provide consultation to parents, school personnel, students and others.
Assist in the development of IEP goals and objectives.
Consult with other personnel including teachers, principals, other ancillary staff and parents to evaluate program effectiveness.
Establish and maintain appropriate records, reports, documentation and procedures.
Provide training (professional development) for staff and parents as appropriate.
Provide prereferral consultation.
Use various software packages for communication and documentation purposes.
Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality.
Maintain a professional personal appearance.
Adhere to district health and safety procedures.
Adhere to Board Policies.
Maintain confidentiality.
Meet all state and federal requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

Information for both Resource Room Teacher and Special Education Teacher Consultant

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENT:
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Must meet Michigan Department of Education requirements for Teacher Consultant in one or more areas of Special Education. Leadership experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, parents, students, and other professionals (as appropriate).

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Knowledge of and ability to interpret statistics, standard scores and validity and reliability data.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Must have essential technology skills, i.e. skilled at using PC computer, laptop, assistive communication devices/technology and other educational technology and software. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication. Must be able to meet multiple demands from several people. Must meet with timeline requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here 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 regularly required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee may be exposed to continuously standing and walking and may occasionally run. The individual may frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk, squat, reach above the head or reach forward and repeat the same gross and hand fine motion more than the average person. The employee will frequently drive while on the job to reach different job locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

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.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The employee is frequently exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person.

Compensation
Salary is based on education and experience as per contract. Contract is available to view at www.unioncityschools.org/budget/index.

Application Procedure:
Apply online at www.unioncityschools.org, About, Employment.

Resource Room Teacher/Education Teacher Consultant