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Elementary Special Education Teacher

Homer A. Plessy Community School

Posted 02/20/25

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721 St. Philip St., New Orleans, LA, 70116

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Full-Time
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Job Description

As a successful Elementary Special Education Teacher you will serve as a member of the Student Support team offering educational, social, behavioral, and emotional services to students.  At Homer Plessy we strive to understand and meet all students at their level, and provide our staff with the tools and resources to intervene successfully for those students.  This role is not only important in uplifting individual students, but also to enhance special education and interventions throughout Homer Plessy Community Schools.  The Special Education Teacher will report to the Chief of Student Support, the Director of Special Education, and the School Principal.

Position Description and Expectations

• Instruct students on modified state standard aligned lessons that include strategies that meet the needs of the individual students 

• Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children when needed

• Meet and confer with stakeholders to develop individual educational programs designed to promote students’ educational, physical, social and emotional development 

• Work with grade level team to support academic, behavioral, and emotional growth of all students

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community

• Maintain a safe working environment in the performance of all school-related duties. 

• Accept feedback and coaching as an essential part of development and growth

• Understand the grade level standards for the grade/subject

• Differentiates instruction based on student needs

• Modifies long term plans and unit plans as needed

• Utilizes data system for efficient tracking of student data

• Reteaches content based on data trends as necessary

• Sets and monitors progress on academic goals with students and families

• Participates in all professional development


Qualifications

Well qualified applicants will have: 

• Experience with various academic, behavioral, and emotional intervention resources

• Experience working with students with special needs 

• Strong content knowledge (Louisiana Grade Level Expectations)

• Knowledge of relationship based behavior management skills and techniques


Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Certification - Special Education Teacher (or working towards certification)

• Belief that all students deserve a quality education, regardless of academic or behavioral need

• Desire to implement the arts into all subjects, and to successfully create a project based learning environment


Compensation

• Competitive salary based on experience. 


• A competitive benefits package is also offered [including the opportunity to participate in health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement matching].



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About Homer A. Plessy Community School

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Homer A. Plessy Community School Fosters Project-Based Learning Through The Arts In A Joyful And Diverse Environment.

Our Vision Is To Develop Creative, Critical, And Responsible Thinkers.

The Plessy School’s arts-integrated, project-based curriculum provides a stimulating environment that insists on academic excellence in a developmentally appropriate setting. At Plessy, we want our students to mature into whole, healthy people who are confident about their gifts and their place in the world as citizens, who have keen minds and compassionate hearts and who contribute to a world that needs them. We are committed to an academic program that emphasizes academic excellence, creativity and a passion for life-long learning.


Plessy is a school that:

  • sets the stage for all students to excel academically;
  • fosters critical and creative thinking;
  • teaches students about the importance of citizenship, social justice, and community engagement;
  • has hallways that reflect the same diversity we see on our sidewalks;
  • is rooted in the St. Roch, Bywater, St. Claude, Marigny and French Quarter neighborhoods;
  • attracts dedicated educators by creating a professional environment in which teachers can develop their full potential;
  • draws on the resources of a community eager to help;
  • recognizes the importance of meaningful engagement with parents; and
  • serves as a focal point for the community and has a sense of place