Position Title:   Social, Emotional & Behavioral Skills Teacher for Bridges Transition Room

FLSA:                Exempt

Reports to:       Principal and/or Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree or higher level of education
• Highly qualified teacher with full state of MO certification
• Minimum 3 years successful elementary classroom and/or special education teaching experience

Job Goal:

Provide academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support along with engaging instruction designed to fulfill elementary students' potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide academic instruction as well as SEB skills instruction for students in the full-day BRIDGES program
• Utilize various behavioral strategies
• Provide supervision of students in alternative educational setting
• Provide small group instruction to students enrolled in alternative school setting
• Keep accurate documentation regarding student progress
• Effectively support student acquisition of core curriculum and content standards
• Facilitate team meetings with identified student’s teachers, parents and members of behavior team
• Use data to drive decisions related to students’ enrollment and success in the program
• Working collaboratively with staff both within the alternative setting and in other school settings 
• Promote highly specialized positive behavior interventions in which “at risk” students thrive: behavior instruction that is explicit, intensive and provides ample practice
• Continually supervise students to ensure a safe, non-threatening, nurturing environment where students can thrive
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with open lines of communication with students, staff, and families
• Plan and implement lessons to meet students’ academic, behavioral and social/emotional needs
• Assist staff in: defining and measuring behavior; understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for weakening behavior; and identifying antecedents. 
• Develop positive behavior support plans using evidence-based interventions for students with social/emotional, behavioral goals

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:   

• Abide by state statutes, school board policies and regulations.
• Attend meetings and performs duties as assigned by administrators or supervisors.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
• Serve on committees as assigned.
• Remain current on instructional practices in education.  (e.g. instructional technology)

Contact Information:
Human Resources
315 E Dunklin Street
Jefferson City MO 65101

573-659-3013

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Applicants for admission or employment, students, parents of elementary and secondary school students, employees, sources of referral and applicants for employment, and all professional organizations that have entered into agreements with our School District are hereby notified that our School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.