Job Description
Job Title
Position Title: ESE Teacher Consultant - Emotional Impairment
Location: Various Locations
Salary: DFT Salary Schedule
Reports to: Exceptional Student Education Lead Administrator/Designee
Bargaining Unit: DFT
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Telecommuting Eligibility: Not eligibile for telecommuting.
In accordance with the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) and the Board of Education of the School District of the City of Detroit, the following vacancy is announced.
Position Summary:
The Teacher Consultant for Students identified with an Emotional Impairment supports teaching staff by providing instructional services and classroom management techniques at various K-12 school sites throughout the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The teacher consultant will provide all stakeholders with a wide array of resources, guidance, and professional development as it relates to the needs of students with an emotional impairment, while conducting ongoing monitoring of student progress throughout the school year.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum of a master’s degree in Education or field related to special education
Valid Michigan teaching certificate with a special education endorsement in the area of Emotional Impairment (SE)
MDE approval as a teacher consultant, or possess the credentials required to receive state approval
A minimum of five (5) years of successful certified teaching experience; three (3) of which must be in a special education emotional impairment program setting
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Proficient with basic computer skills and web-based systems
Essential Functions:
Model and support mission, vision, core values and priorities of DPSCD.
Serves as a liaison between Day Treatment, Dual Diagnosed, and Emotional Impairment programs.
Participate and provide input/data in monthly Wraparound meetings.
Provide academic and behavioral strategies and supports to teachers of students with an emotional impairment to ensure students remain in the least restrictive environment.
Build and maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with all stakeholders including, but not limited to instructional staff, students, parents and families, district representatives and other agencies within the community.
Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of student specific plans and processes including but not limited to Individualized¿Education¿Plans, Transition Plans, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans, and Manifestation Determination Reviews.
Support instructional responsibilities of staff through the provision of professional development offerings, consultations, and coaching/modeling of the development, implementation and evaluation of instructional strategies and materials.
Analyze student performance data within and across student populations, making recommendations for action steps at the teacher and departmental levels.
Actively participate in professional learning communities, sharing available and relevant resources with colleagues and staff.
Support evaluation teams with initial and reevaluation processes.
Participate in district, departmental, school level and parent meetings as required and deemed necessary.
Assist teachers with curricular needs, the selection of student assessment and progress monitoring tools, and the collection of relevant student data.
To support student placement and progress in the least restrictive environment, attend student meetings as deemed necessary, including but not limited to IEP team meetings, Transition meetings, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan meetings, Manifestation Determination Review meetings.
Consult with classroom teachers, technology specialists, administrators, other school/central office staff, and families to assist students based on individual needs.
Conduct formal and informal student achievement assessments, interpreting and reporting on assessment results as part of the evaluation process, to determine special education eligibility and/or the provision of appropriate programs and services.
Maintain strict confidentiality as outlined in FERPA and HIPPA.
Locate and share resources relevant to individual, group and family needs to support the provision of FAPE in the least restrictive environment.
Be available, upon request, to building and central office administrators regarding support for instructional personnel.
Make student referrals to other professional district staff, as appropriate.
Support initiatives to increase parental engagement.
Complete and maintain all annual, periodic and specifically requested reports,¿schedules and summaries,¿in a timely manner.¿
Transport materials and equipment to and from site locations.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Security Clearance:
Internal Applicants
If you are a current Detroit Public Schools Community District employee, you do not have to submit to a new security clearance, unless your new role requires a different type of criminal background check.
External Applicants
In alignment with Michigan law, if you are hired to fill a position, you will be required to submit to a Detroit Public Schools Community District criminal background check. Information regarding required background checks will be shared at point of hire.
Method of Application:
Applicants must apply through the online application system. Only applications submitted through the online application system will be considered for any posted position and all applications require a resume to be considered.
Successful candidates are required to submit official transcript(s) at point of offer to hire. Teaching service outside of the Detroit Public Schools Community District must be verified by the applicant's prior employer(s) prior to hire. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide all documentation (including copies) as requested.
Applicants requesting assistance during the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email at [email protected] or phone at (313) 873-6897.
DPSCD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, height, weight, citizenship, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions? Concerns? contact the Civil Rights Coordinator for more information at (313) 240-4377 or [email protected] or 3011 West Grand Boulevard, 14th Floor, Detroit MI 48202.
