Head of Education

About the Employer

Job Summary

The head teacher will supervise a classroom of up to six students and all assigned classroom staff, creating a supportive, engaging, and growth-focused environment. In this role you will conduct assessments, design and implement individualized education plans (IEPs) and progress reports and collaborate with the classroom behavior specialist and consultants. You will also lead and mentor a team- creating schedules, running team meetings, and ensuring consistency in student support and individualized learning.

Salary Range

Salary range: $63k to $90k

About Darnell School

The Darnell School is a program of Advocates and is a 221-day-per-year ABA school program serving students ages 9-22 with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or behavioral challenges. Our mission is to teach, support and empower people with disabilities to live meaningful lives based on their needs and choices. We offer spacious classrooms with ample opportunity for community skill-building, relationship development and recreation.

Perks of Employment

Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a close-knit community that values ideas and contributions from staff.

Supervision and Oversight

• Supervise and oversee up to six students

Assessments

• Conduct and write educational, behavioral and vocational assessments
• Use assessment results to write and implement students' individualized education plans (IEP)
• Design, develop and/or modify student programming
• Collect and record data for IEP goals using an electronic data collection system and/or paper data

Data Analysis

• Review and analyze data to measure student progress to write IEPs and progress reports

Instructional Strategies

• Plan and implement instruction and teaching strategies that match students' IEP goals and objectives

Behavior Support

• Implement behavior support plans and appropriate behavior management techniques

Staff Supervision

• Supervise and train classroom staff
• Create daily schedule for staff and students
• Lead weekly classroom staff meeting and decision log meetings

Collaboration

• Collaborate with families on students' programming, behavior specialist, lead classroom assistants, OT, SLP, or PT consultants, and outside providers as needed
• Transport students in the community, as needed

Certifications

• Maintain certifications and applicable teaching license or demonstrate progress towards teaching license