Secondary Special Education Autism Resource Teacher
Description
General Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing programmatic and educational instruction to children with autism grades 6-12.
Essential Duties;
(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
- Interprets the abilities and disabilities of students with autism; works cooperatively with students’ teachers to provide support and resources and assists teacher with class assignments for autism students;
- Observe and continue to monitor students with ASD and provide recommendations to the IEP team on changes which may benefit the education experience of the student;
- Collect data related to IEP goal, academic, and behavioral progress of students in the general education and special education setting and recommend changes if needed;
- Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide appropriate educational programs for students with autism and related disabilities;
- Assists with development of curriculum planning and materials related to successful implementation of IEP;
- Develops short- and long-range goals for the student’s individualized education program (IEP);
- Maintains and provides accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations;
- Keeps abreast of recent developments in education for special education students and ASD and shows evidence of continuing professional growth;
- Create and deliver evidence-based lessons addressing social skills for students with ASD;
- Writes annual IEPs and amendments for students with ASD;
- Writes reports related to testing and observation of students with ASD;
- Administer assessments specific to students with ASD;
- Provides in-class support on best practices for working with students with ASD;
- Assist in transitions between levels and Least Restricted Environment;
- Works collaboratively with general and special education teachers to provide services and supports for students with ASD in the least restrictive environment;
- Able to be trained in crisis prevention and de-escalation system;
- Perform related work as required.