K-5th Special Education RISE Co-Teacher Applicant Pool - IDEA Austin Region (26-27) - Full-time / Part-time

divdivp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"This job posting is not for any specific role that is currently open. Instead, applying to this posting allows IDEA to gather your information in order to assess your fit and move quickly once our team identifies an available opportunity. Please continue to monitor our Career Site and apply to actual vacancies that match your interests. /spanspan style="font-family: Cambria;font-size: 12.0pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Role Mission: /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"The Special Education /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"RISE /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Co-Teacher position is ideal for a candidate looking to gain valuable experience in Special Education teaching/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;".  /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"This position is also ideal for a candidate who has at least 48 college hours, wants challenging work, and the opportunity to advance in his or her education career. /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"RISE stands for Reaching Independence through S/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"upport and/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" Education. IDEA Special Education RISE Co-Teachers work with students with significant cognitive and/or pervasive developmental disabilities. The needs of these students require a functional curriculum focused on the acquisition of daily living and vocational skills leading to a successful transition to adult life within the community. These K-12 classrooms provide instruction in practical academics, communication, community, domestic, leisure/recreation, and vocational skills utilizing a functional curriculum in a general education school building. The classrooms emphasize communication, maximum independence, and opportunities to generalize skills in natural settings as well as participation in general education activities with typical peers. IDEA Special Education RISE Co-Teachers support the Special Education-RISE classroom in the Academy (K-5) or College Prep (6-12) as they work with students in lower student-teacher ratios (often 1 to 3) to support their academic needs./span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;"What We Offer /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Compensation:  /span/pul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 108.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $16.61/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" for 0 years of experience/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"and $23.98/span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 108.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Hourly co-teachers earnings are paid out over a 12-month period/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 108.0%;margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Other Benefits:/span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children./spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:/span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /span/pul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;"Paid Family Leave:/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation./span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;"Tuition Reimbursement:/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" Staff members may apply for up to/spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: 10.0pt;"​/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability./span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;"Employe/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;"r/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;"-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;text-decoration: underline;":/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a yea/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"r/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;", /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;", and /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"other work-life services available at no cost./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable./span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;"What You Bring -- Competencies /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Qualifications:/span/pul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Education: At least 48 college hours required, bachelor’s degree preferred /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Experience: Experience working with children with /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"cognitive and/or pervasive developmental disabilities strongly preferred /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Licenses or Certifications: Willingness to pursue a Special Education teaching certification preferred./spanul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 29.0pt;padding-left: 7.0pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"IDEA Co-Teachers with a bachelor’s degree are eligible to enroll in the IDEA Special Education Certification Program (ISECP), an alternative certification program facilitated by South Texas /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Transition to Teaching (SOTEX). The goal of the program is for all participants to gain a special education certification and become future special education teachers at IDEA./span/li/ul/li/ulp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;text-align: justify;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Knowledge and Skills:/span/pul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Capable of physically assisting students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining)/span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior/span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills/span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 10.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;"What You’ll Do -- /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;"Accountabilities /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /span/pp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"Responsibilities: /span/pul style="margin: 0.0pt;padding-left: 0.0pt;"li style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the facilitator and classroom teachers /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the students and monitor their progress /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Provide support for individual students inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Work with other professionals, such as speech therapist, social worker, occupational and physical therapists /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Assist classroom teachers with maintaining student records /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Support students with emotional or behavior concerns and assist them in developing appropriate social skills /span/lili style="font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 0.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"Assistance of daily living may include feeding, lifting and/or toileting in the Life Skills Unit  /span/lili style="color: rgb(32,31,30);font-family: serif;font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115.0%;margin: 0.0pt 0.0pt 10.0pt 26.5pt;padding-left: 9.5pt;text-indent: 0.0pt;"span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;"At some campuses, school bus riding to accompany students may be needed before or after school/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0.0pt;"span style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"We look for Team and Family who embody the following/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"values/spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;" /spanspan style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova';font-size: 10.0pt;font-weight: bold;"and characteristics:/spanspan style="fon