Summary
Description
Job Title: Fulltime Special Education Educational Assistant, 2024-2025 School Year
Job Location: Sejong Academy Charter School, 2410 Stillwater Road E. Maplewood, MN 55119
Background: Sejong Academy is a Korean immersion charter school, serving approximately 320 students in grades PreK-12. Go to www.sejongacademy.org for more information on the school’s mission and vision.
The successful candidate will provide highly-effective and high-quality instruction as a Special Education Educational Assistant.
Essential Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Develop and maintain long-range and daily instructional plans based on Sejong Academy’s curricula that fosters thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving.
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Provide effective, developmentally-appropriate one on one instruction for the student
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Promote students' comprehension of and interaction in a respectful environment
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Promote cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy and self-control among students, as well as conflict resolution strategies. Establish developmentally-appropriate behavioral expectations for the student.
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Collaborate with the Special Ed teacher to develop and implement best practices based on the students’ IEP, needs and abilities
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Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions. Promote family involvement to support student learning.
Qualifications:
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Strong content knowledge of elementary school subjects
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Experience working in a team environment
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Familiarity with/training in Responsive Classroom and Immersion teaching preferred.
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Conversational Korean or Karen language skills desired but not required
Application Date: Open until filled
Starting Date: Until Filled
To Apply: Send resume with cover letter to Brad Tipka at btipka@sejongacademy.org
