Quest Academy Day Treatment Special Education Teacher (2024-25 School Year)

• Identifies students' individual needs and leads the child study team in the development of individual education plans. Develops strong communication relations with families.
• Plans, selects, and teaches academic curriculum aligned with Washington State standards, differentiating instruction in conjunction with individual treatment plans and IEPs; provides social skills instruction supporting students' affective/behavioral goals.
• Develops and implements specially designed behavior intervention plans integrating Collaborative Problem Solving methodologies.
• Utilizes crisis prevention and intervention strategies including the use of CPI safe restraint in compliance with Washington State WACs and Emergency Response Protocol in situations where students pose imminent threat of serious bodily harm to themselves or others.
• Communicates with students during instruction and interpersonal interaction using language structure, tone and body language that promotes positive student behavior, conflict resolution and problem solving, effective management of power struggles and applies strategies for management of escalating behavior.
• Monitors and records student progress, confers frequently with community agencies, consulting education staff, students, and as appropriate, with parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress or concerns of all assigned students.
• Coordinates transition activities related to students' transition to the next education or treatment setting including return to the students' local district, or discharge from the program.
• Works cooperatively with general education classroom teachers, administrators and behavior/treatment staff to place students in regular education programs, provides for accommodations and modifications in the integrated setting as appropriate for each student.
• Provides for the daily supervision of classroom paraeducators, including training, assignment of tasks, and participates in required observations and evaluations.

• Compiles student data required under IDEA or necessary for local, state and federal reporting; assists the program secretary to maintain accurate student records.
• Maintains knowledge of best practices in the field, and demonstrates quality teaching techniques.
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for students.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and experience in Special Education teaching students whose primary disability is severe social/emotional behavioral challenges.
• Ability to compose and produce concise professional documents.
• Working knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations and procedures.
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions.

• Ability to develop and utilize complex scheduling and time management techniques in the daily operation of the instructional program.
• Ability to supervise one of more educational assistants.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and CPR card.
• Ability to acquire and maintain approved physical intervention and de-escalation certification.
• Valid driver's license.

• Provide assistance and attend to the physical needs of students including moving and positioning students and assisting with personal hygiene needs, including but not limited to: tube feeding, catheterization, changing diapers, toileting.
• Sit, stand, stoop to attend to student needs and to provide instruction. Strength and agility to assist in physically maintaining a safe learning environment to include emergency response protocols in compliance with Washington State WACs.
• Exposure to communicable diseases found in children and adolescents.
• Students may use challenging or offensive verbalizations toward staff and other students with potential for escalation to physical aggression.

Educational Service District 112