Recovery Teacher

Role and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Principal, the PSOE Recovery Teacher will maintain a continuous learning environment for students in Recovery, a tiered MTSS-based student behavioral support system. They will provide direct instruction and feedback to students. Additional responsibilities include maintaining compliance with Individual student Education Plans, Section 504 Plans, etc. They will ensure operational and functional knowledge of best practices in education, state and federal education law, FERPA and FAPE law, parent relations, behavioral management, documenting and reporting, and process-driven accountability. They will assist in behavioral management and school culture for students, staff, and parents. They will develop and maintain behavior support plans which utilize strategies based on Functional Behavior Assessments. The PSOE Recovery Teacher will work alongside other school personnel, striving for superior performance to provide the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally.

Responsibilities

Qualifications and Education Requirements
The PSOE Recovery Teacher is thoroughly committed to the PSOE mission. All candidates should have proven experience in a similar field. Concrete, demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:

Additional Notes
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

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

Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The Recovery Teacher will usually work in a school environment, but the mission of the organization may sometimes take them to non-standard workplaces. The Recovery Teacher works a standard workweek, but additionally will work evenings, weekends, and any additional hours necessary to accommodate activities such as educational/athletic meetings, trainings, sporting events, and appearances at public events.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Paramount Employees will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Paramount Schools of Excellence reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.