Teacher Ex Ed Homebound

Provide educational services to eligible exceptional education students at home, at a hospital or related location for students who are unable to attend the regular instructional program at the school of enrollment due to a medical or other approved condition.

Department Name:

Exceptional Education

Reports to:

School Principal or Designee

: List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential and position specific duties/tasks performed by the position.This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.Regular and reliable attendance is an expectation of the job.

Essential Duty 1:

Implement instructional activities provided by student’s teacher(s) of record including any modifications/accommodations designed in the student’s IEP.

Essential Duty 2:

Help provide a learning environment that meets the needs of students with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.

Essential Duty 3:

Provide appropriate feedback to the student’s teacher(s) regarding student progress during homebound.

Position Specific Responsibility 1:

Collaborate with students, parents, school staff, and other appropriate persons to assist in meeting student needs.

Position Specific Responsibility 2:

Serve as the liaison between the school and the home for the delivery of instructional services to special education homebound instruction.

Position Specific Responsibility 3:

Use appropriate materials, technology, and resources to help meet the learning needs of all students.

Position Specific Responsibility 4:

Provide instructional assistance to student that is clear, compelling, and engaging.

Position Specific Responsibility 5:

Deliver instructional strategies that contribute to a climate where student is actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.

Position Specific Responsibility 6:

Pick up and deliver student assignments as required and maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.

Position Specific Responsibility 7:

Use appropriate materials, technology, and resources to help meet the learning needs of all students and facilitate student access to the use of technology as appropriate.

Other Responsibilities:

Performs other duties or tasks as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the responsibilities in this job classification.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree) :

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in a related field required. Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in a related field preferred.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required:

Must hold or be eligible for a certificate or license issued by the Tennessee Department of Education with a relevant Special Education endorsement or similar license and endorsement.

Experience:

Three (3) years as a classroom teaching experience. Three (3) years implementing Interventions and Supports and Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI), Trauma Informed Care, Social-Emotional Needs, and/or Problem Solving Models at the classroom, school, or district level preferred.

Skills Required:

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of special education and/or specialty area.

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching of students with disabilities.

• Communication, and collaboration with Parents, educators, students,

• Instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learner,

• Student management,

• Organization, data-based decision making, and problem solving,

• Technology skills: Teams, Microsoft Office, Excel, SharePoint, iOS, and/or other district applications or equipment as needed.

General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 5: Coordinates or determines time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data and possibly executes determinations or reports on events.

People Responsibility:

Level 5: Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, course of action, or point of view

Assets Responsibility:

Level 4: Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 4: Uses practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, measurements, or logarithms; may use algebraic solutions of equations and equalities, deductive geometry, and/or descriptive statistics.

Communications Requirements:

Level 6: Reads journals and manuals; composes specialized reports/analysis; speaks to large groups of coworkers and people outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 5: Performs coordinating work involving guidelines and rules with constant problem solving; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results or frequent exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 4: Makes decisions with moderately serious impact - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

N/A

Safety of Others:

Level 2: Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Make your selections below

Kronos Set Up Data: Select a choice from the drop-down lists in highlighted in yellow in the text below.

Meal Deduction – Most Bransford office and district level employee have a meal deduction.They are scheduled 8.5 hours per day and get an hour lunch. Itinerants and retirees get a 30 minute lunch period and therefore do not have a meal deduction. All school based employees will not have a meal deduction. Auto Meal Deduction

Travel – Itinerant non-exempt employees who travel will be using the time clock differently than others and are paid for travel time between work locations. Employee does not or seldom travels

Compensatory Time vs. Overtime (Support Non-Exempt Employees only) – Does this department have overtime budgeted, i.e. Maintenance, Transportation, Food Service.If not, employees accrue comp time only. Exempt Employee - can not accrue comp or overtime

Restrictions – Should employee be restricted to punch in and out within 7 minutes of their schedule start and end times? No, Do not restrict punches

Employee Type – Clock, phone, supervisor, etc. Time Stamp

Timekeeper – Is the employee a timekeeper? No

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities.Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Physical Demands:

Level 3: Requires light work involving standing or walking some of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular basis, and moderate dexterity in operating machinery, tools, or office equipment.

Additional Requirements:

None

Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 1: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards

Sensory Requirements:

N/A

Qualifications

See Job Description.

Primary Location

:Nashville-Support Hub-Support Hub Building

Work Locations

:Support Hub Building

Job

:Academic (Licensed, Non-Classroom)Job Schedule:Full-Time

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